Mike Marshall vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams 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 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. 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 Bill Williams

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1281
8.31
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.75
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.58
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5145
33.39
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and Bill Williams

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and Bill Williams

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA