Marty Marion vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Marty Marion
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Marty Marion posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Marty Marion posted stronger numbers in OPS (.668 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .265). John Orton had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Marty Marion had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Marty Marion and John Orton

Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
153.59
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6141
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5506
537.96
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
401
537.05
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1448
141.48
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
107.77
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
26.58
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.11
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.62
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
3.52
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
33.71
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611.5
59.75
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1902
185.83
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
188.76
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
58.82
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
60.97
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
116.27
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676.34
66.08
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.37
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
45.92
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537
52.47
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
11.44
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
14.75
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.73
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
120
11.72
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.42
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Marty Marion
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.2
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.62
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.38
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.59
94.59
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Marty Marion and John Orton

Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1549
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
27
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
9
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8068
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7816
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.046
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Marion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Marty Marion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4