Sean Marshall vs. Claude Thomas — Career Comparison

Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Thomas
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Thomas 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.13 and 1.376 for Claude Thomas. By the career numbers, Sean Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Marshall and Claude Thomas

Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.86
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.13
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
8.72
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.58
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.23
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.81
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
38.73
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
36.85
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.23
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.45
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2361
34.53
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
32.4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Sean Marshall and Claude Thomas

Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.86
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1847
27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615.2
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.39
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.02
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.286
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.86
14.86
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Marshall and Claude Thomas

Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
545.95
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
75.68
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
19.95
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
108.11
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
9.76
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-23.83
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
259.46
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA