Sean Marshall vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 3.86 and 1.368 for Sean Marshall. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Marshall and Luis Tiant

Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.68
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.57
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
8.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
9.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.38
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
6.82
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
38.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
38.88
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.22
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361
34.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
34.6
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Sean Marshall and Luis Tiant

Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.69
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1847
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615.2
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.49
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
97.48
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.86
14.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Marshall and Luis Tiant

Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
293.27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
511.21
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
75.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
19.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
9.4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
108.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
97.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.55
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
9.76
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-0.17
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.98
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA