Sean Marshall vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Wilbur Wood 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 95). Wilbur Wood held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 113). Role difference aside, Sean Marshall holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Marshall and Wilbur Wood

Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.52
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.25
51.25
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.86
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
8.72
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2582
8.66
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.7
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.23
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
2.43
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.24
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
4.73
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
38.73
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11154
37.4
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
0.66
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.23
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.79
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.38
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2361
34.53
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10209
34.23
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Sean Marshall and Wilbur Wood

Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1847
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.2
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.39
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.75
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.06
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.08
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.02
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.03
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.86
14.86
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Marshall and Wilbur Wood

Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
1025.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
545.95
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
507.09
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
42.52
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
75.68
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
39.37
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.15
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.15
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
19.95
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
5.39
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
108.11
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
45.67
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
75.59
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.32
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
20.47
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.05
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
37.8
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
9.76
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.85
-15.51
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
259.46
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
189
297.64
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.02
2.02
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
8
43.24
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
59.84
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100