Rube Marquard vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Rube Marquard
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Marquard built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.08 and 1.237 for Rube Marquard. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Marquard and Skel Roach

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.55
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.17
53.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.37
75.37
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
3.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9920
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3233
8.8
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
2.34
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1593
4.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.741
0.741
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.22
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13657
37.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
3.93
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12760
34.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Rube Marquard and Skel Roach

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
19.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
25.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.41
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
28.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Marquard and Skel Roach

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
269.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1107
555.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
99.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
88.87
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.2
23.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
112.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
119.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
31.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
63.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.98
22.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
104.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA