Mike Marshall

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1981)

W–L 97–112
ERA 3.14
WHIP 1.29
SO 880
Pitcher PIV 15194.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
1/15/1943 in Adrian, MI, USA
Died
5/31/2021 in Zephyrhills, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1967-05-31
Last Game
1981-10-02
Awards
2× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Michael Grant Marshall

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
97 112 724 24 3 1 188 1386.7 1,281 484 79 514 880 3.14 15194.6

Career ERA 3.14 vs. league average 3.67 across their career seasons — 14.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1967 DET AL 1 3 37 0 0 0 10 59.0 51 13 20 41 1.98 3.30 (+40%) -422.5
1969 SE1 AL 3 10 20 14 3 1 0 87.7 99 50 35 47 5.13 3.61 (-42%) -604.9
1970 HOU NL 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 5.3 8 5 4 5 8.44 — 0.0
1970 MON NL 3 7 24 5 0 0 3 64.7 56 25 29 38 3.48 3.89 (+10%) 447.6
1971 MON NL 5 8 66 0 0 0 23 111.3 100 53 50 85 4.28 3.47 (-24%) 109.7
1972 MON NL 14 8 65 0 0 0 18 116.0 82 23 47 95 1.78 3.26 (+45%) 2670.7
1973 MON NL 14 11 92 0 0 0 31 179.0 163 53 75 124 2.66 3.75 (+29%) 2392.0
1974 LAN NL 15 12 106 0 0 0 21 208.3 191 56 56 143 2.42 3.63 (+33%) 5646.1
1975 LAN NL 9 14 58 0 0 0 13 109.3 98 40 39 64 3.29 3.71 (+11%) 456.2
1976 LAN NL 4 3 30 0 0 0 8 62.7 64 31 25 39 4.45 3.51 (-27%) 740.6
1976 ATL NL 2 1 24 0 0 0 6 36.7 35 13 14 17 3.19 3.51 (+9%) -766.9
1977 ATL NL 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 12 6 2 6 9.00 — 0.0
1977 TEX AL 2 2 12 4 0 0 1 35.7 42 16 13 18 4.04 4.00 (-1%) 905.5
1978 MIN AL 10 12 54 0 0 0 21 99.0 80 27 37 56 2.45 3.69 (+33%) 1737.4
1979 MIN AL 10 15 90 1 0 0 32 142.7 132 42 48 81 2.65 4.00 (+34%) 2140.2
1980 MIN AL 1 3 18 0 0 0 1 32.3 42 22 12 13 6.12 3.84 (-59%) -169.4
1981 NYN NL 3 2 20 0 0 0 0 31.0 26 9 8 8 2.61 3.58 (+27%) -88.0
Career · 17 seasons 97 112 724 24 3 1 188 1,386.2 1,281 484 514 880 3.14 — 15,195

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
725 179 11 35 1 0 1 16 0 17 33 .196 .266 .218 .484 0

Career AVG .196 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 23.5% below league average.

Career OBP .266 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 17.3% below league average.

Career SLG .218 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 42.0% below league average.

Career OPS .484 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 30.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1967 DET AL 37 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .222 — — — — 0.0
1969 SE1 AL 21 27 2 7 0 0 1 4 0 4 4 .259 — — — — 0.0
1970 HOU NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1970 MON NL 24 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 .091 — — — — 0.0
1971 MON NL 66 16 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 .188 — — — — 0.0
1972 MON NL 65 22 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 4 .136 — — — — 0.0
1973 MON NL 92 33 1 8 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 .242 — — — — 0.0
1974 LAN NL 106 34 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 .235 — — — — 0.0
1975 LAN NL 58 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .067 — — — — 0.0
1976 LAN NL 30 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 ATL NL 24 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1977 ATL NL 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1977 TEX AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 MIN AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 MIN AL 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 MIN AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 NYN NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 725 179 11 35 1 0 1 16 0 17 33 .196 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1974 NLCS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 WS LAN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 7 0 1 12.0 6 1 1 11 0.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1974 NLCS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
1974 WS LAN 0 1 5 0 1 9.0 6 1 1 10 1.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3386651105.167
Away387113624111.212

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home338644.15962202464123.07
Away386742.16852642684683.20

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1981-10-02 NYNWSN — 1.1100010
1981-09-28 NYNPHI — 2.0000010
1981-09-25 NYNWSN — 1.0100100
1981-09-24 NYNCHC — 2.0322011
1981-09-21 NYNPIT — 2.2100230
1981-09-20 NYNSTL — 2.0100100
1981-09-17 NYNPHI — 1.0000000
1981-09-16 NYNPHI W 1.0000000
1981-09-12 NYNSTL L 1.1222001
1981-09-11 NYNSTL — 2.0111100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 724 24 105 283 15 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1967 DET P 37 0 11 8 0 0
1969 SE1 P 20 14 14 22 2 2
1970 HOU P 4 0 0 4 0 0
1970 MON P 24 5 4 16 0 2
1971 MON P 66 0 6 30 2 2
1972 MON P 65 0 5 17 1 0
1973 MON P 92 0 14 37 1 2
1974 LAN P 106 0 9 33 2 4
1975 LAN P 58 0 6 23 3 6
1976 LAN P 30 0 4 17 0 0
1976 ATL P 24 0 3 7 0 1
1977 ATL P 4 0 0 0 0 0
1977 TEX P 12 4 2 7 1 1
1978 MIN P 54 0 9 19 1 1
1979 MIN P 90 1 11 31 1 4
1980 MIN P 18 0 4 7 0 0
1981 NYN P 20 0 3 5 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 724

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1979 Player of the Week Week of 1979-05-04
1979 TSN Fireman of the Year
1974 Cy Young Award
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-06-21
1974 TSN Fireman of the Year
1974 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1973 TSN Fireman of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1979 Cy Young Award AL 5th 7.0 140 0
1979 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 25.0 392 0
1978 Cy Young Award AL 7th 1.0 140 0
1974 Cy Young Award NL 1st 96.0 120 17
1974 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 146.0 336 1
1973 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 54.0 120 9
1973 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 93.0 336 0
1972 Cy Young Award NL 4th 8.0 120 0
1972 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 22.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mike Marshall (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tug McGraw
    96-92, 3.14 ERA
  2. 92
    Gene Garber
    96-113, 3.34 ERA
  3. 88
    Sparky Lyle
    99-76, 2.88 ERA
  4. 88
    Steve Bedrosian
    76-79, 3.38 ERA
  5. 88
    Stu Miller
    105-103, 3.24 ERA
  6. 85
    Clay Carroll
    96-73, 2.94 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Marshall

What years did Mike Marshall play?
Mike Marshall played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1981.
Was Mike Marshall a pitcher?
Yes. Mike Marshall pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 880 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Marshall hit?
Mike Marshall hit 1 career home runs with 35 hits.