Sean Marshall vs. Elbert Williams — Career Comparison

Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elbert Williams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elbert Williams 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. Elbert Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 3.86 and 1.368 for Sean Marshall. By the career numbers, Elbert Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Marshall and Elbert Williams

Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.75
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.09
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.66
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.86
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.79
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
8.72
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.23
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
3.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.03
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
38.73
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
38.81
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.23
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.66
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.5
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.91
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2361
34.53
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
33.63
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Sean Marshall and Elbert Williams

Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.76
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.09
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1847
27
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
27
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615.2
9
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.39
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.71
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.06
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.2
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
2.02
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.09
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.7
96.7
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.86
14.86
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
62
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Marshall and Elbert Williams

Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
51
306
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
89
534
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
60
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
75.68
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
19.95
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
20.43
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
108.11
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
15
90
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
97.3
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
102
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.43
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
96
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
9.76
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
7.95
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Elbert Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Elbert Williams
Career
Per 600 PA