Willard Marshall vs. Doc Prothro — Career Comparison

Willard Marshall
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Doc Prothro
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willard Marshall and Doc Prothro are closely matched on the surface stats. Doc Prothro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.798 vs .770) and on-base percentage (.390 vs .347). Willard Marshall had the advantage in slugging (.423 vs .408). By the career numbers, Doc Prothro had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willard Marshall and Doc Prothro

Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1246
157.89
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
158.13
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4735
600
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4233
536.39
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
600
527.09
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1160
146.99
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
167.79
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828
104.92
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
129.14
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
20.65
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.87
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
4.94
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.78
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
16.47
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
42.07
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.65
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
614.37
77.85
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.49
86.52
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1791
226.95
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
245
215.23
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1631
206.67
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
229.28
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
73.88
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
66
57.98
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
76.54
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
81
71.16
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
133.94
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
147
129.14
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656.07
83.13
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.6
93.64
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.65
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
58.04
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
60.61
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.13
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
27.75
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
35.14
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.62
21.62
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
17.08
17.08
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
1.73
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
3.67
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.42
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.25
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
109
13.81
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.77
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.42
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.18
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.28
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
24.6
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
46.43
46.43

Fielding Stats for Willard Marshall and Doc Prothro

Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
45.4
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.91
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
27
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
9
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
86.59
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.96
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.98
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2359
93.53
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2309
91.55
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.88
97.88
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.017
2.017
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.816
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.11
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0