Mike Marshall vs. Emmett Nelson — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Emmett Nelson
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Emmett Nelson 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. Mike Marshall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.07 and 1.565 for Emmett Nelson. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Marshall and Emmett Nelson

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.91
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.93
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
10.94
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.98
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
40.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
36.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and Emmett Nelson

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and Emmett Nelson

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
681.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
6.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-12.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA