Sean Marshall vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thompson 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 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike Thompson. 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 Mike Thompson

Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.86
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.88
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
3.23
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
38.73
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
40.12
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.23
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.5
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361
34.53
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
35.19
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Sean Marshall and Mike Thompson

Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1847
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615.2
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.39
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.42
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.51
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
2.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.26
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.86
14.86
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Marshall and Mike Thompson

Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
75.68
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
19.95
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.19
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
108.11
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
32.43
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.05
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
9.76
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
6.66
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
251.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
43.24
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA