Mike Marshall vs. Jimmy Zinn — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jimmy Zinn
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Zinn 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 4.3 and 1.572 for Jimmy Zinn. 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 Jimmy Zinn

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.99
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.78
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
897
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
11.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.74
11.74
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.34
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.41
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.629
0.629
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1332
40.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
5.3
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.572
1.572
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
37.47
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and Jimmy Zinn

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.162
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and Jimmy Zinn

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
76
348.09
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
549.62
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
155.73
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.92
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.8
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.57
75.88
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
229.01
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
192.37
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
77.86
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
137.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.96
82.26
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67