Mike Marshall vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 89). Role difference aside, Mike Marshall holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Marshall and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
5.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
49.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0