Mike Marshall vs. Al Yeargin — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Al Yeargin
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Yeargin 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 4.91 and 1.422 for Al Yeargin. 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 Al Yeargin

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.91
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
10.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.67
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
39.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.97
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.64
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
36.34
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and Al Yeargin

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.909
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and Al Yeargin

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
33
404.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
551.02
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
17.66
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
4.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Al Yeargin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Yeargin
Career
Per 600 PA