Mike Marshall vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Christy Mathewson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Marshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Christy Mathewson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.058 compared to 3.14 and 1.332 for Mike Marshall. By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Marshall and Christy Mathewson

Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
3.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1281
8.31
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5842
37.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
3.56
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18036
33.9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and Christy Mathewson

Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and Christy Mathewson

Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24