Mike Marshall vs. George Zettlein — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
George Zettlein
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White StockingsUnknownStarting Pitcher

George Zettlein 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. George Zettlein posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 3.14 and 1.332 for Mike Marshall. By the career numbers, George Zettlein had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Marshall and George Zettlein

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.01
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.94
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
3.14
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
2.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6530
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.2
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2678
11.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.6
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9912
40.98
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1709
7.07
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
40.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and George Zettlein

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6933
27
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2311
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.68
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.79
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
1.62
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
2.62
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
2.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.83
85.83
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.247
2.247
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and George Zettlein

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
255
137.96
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1109
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
597.84
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.52
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
112.53
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.44
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.98
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.16
27.14
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
139.04
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
127.68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
76.83
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
56.81
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
133.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.9
28.08
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.62
32.62
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
George Zettlein
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.49
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.87
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
George Zettlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90