Sean Marshall vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Ortiz built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Marshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Marshall led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 99). Role difference aside, Sean Marshall holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Marshall and Russ Ortiz

Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.61
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.94
55.94
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.86
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
4.51
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
8.77
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.88
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.97
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.23
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.66
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
6.46
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
38.73
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7316
39.63
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.23
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
4.89
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.42
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.75
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2361
34.53
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6278
34.01
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Sean Marshall and Russ Ortiz

Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1847
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.2
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.57
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.39
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.45
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.02
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.02
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.86
14.86
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Marshall and Russ Ortiz

Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
316
311.84
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
500.33
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
86.49
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
102.63
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
75.68
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
73.03
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.91
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
19.95
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.39
38.87
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
20
108.11
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
146.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
97.3
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
139.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.43
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.41
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.86
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
9.76
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.7
39.18
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.54
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
133.22
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
8
43.24
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA