Mike Marshall vs. John Nelson — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
John Nelson
UnknownCuban X GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

John 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 3.65 and 1.671 for John 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 John Nelson

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
13.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.22
13.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.82
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.85
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
43.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
9.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.75
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
40.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.86
43.86

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and John Nelson

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.931
3.931
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and John Nelson

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
148.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
525.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
37.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
138.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
127.43
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
148.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.12
32.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.67
37.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100