Mike Marshall vs. Red Nelson — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Red Nelson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red 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 4.54 and 1.625 for Red 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 Red Nelson

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
188.1
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
10.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.56
10.56
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
39.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
6.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
34.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and Red Nelson

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
4.7
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.85
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.84
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
10.05
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
11.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.52
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
10.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.821
1.821
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and Red Nelson

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
329.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
557.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
101.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
36.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
143.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
135.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
32.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
160.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA