Willard Marshall vs. Joe Oliver — Career Comparison

Willard Marshall
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Joe Oliver
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willard Marshall comes out clearly ahead of Joe Oliver across most offensive categories. Willard Marshall led in contact rate (K%+ 199 vs 95), home run production (HR/PA+ 150 vs 115), and walk rate (BB%+ 112 vs 85). Willard Marshall was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willard Marshall and Joe Oliver

Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1246
157.89
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1076
174.58
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4735
600
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
3698
600
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4233
536.39
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3367
546.3
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1160
146.99
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
831
134.83
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
104.92
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
552
89.56
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
163
20.65
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
28.23
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.94
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.49
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
16.47
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
16.55
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
42.07
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
45.27
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
614.37
77.85
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
396.27
64.3
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1791
226.95
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1317
213.68
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1631
206.67
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
177.5
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
73.88
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
320
51.92
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604
76.54
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
77.23
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
133.94
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
694
112.6
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656.07
83.13
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
388.99
63.11
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.65
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.43
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
58.04
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
248
40.24
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.13
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.44
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
27.75
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
637
103.35
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.62
21.62
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5.81
5.81
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.67
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.52
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.25
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.52
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.81
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
15.09
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.77
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.11
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.11
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.28
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.22
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Willard Marshall and Joe Oliver

Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
45.4
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
1.15
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.91
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
1.02
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
27
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24911
27
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
9
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8303.2
9
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
86.59
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6132
6.65
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.96
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
0.5
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.98
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.08
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2359
93.53
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6660
7.22
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2309
91.55
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6589
7.14
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.88
97.88
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.017
2.017
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.204
6.204
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.7
88.7
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.11
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.07
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.08
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
0.73
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.33