What years did Sean Marshall play?

Sean Marshall played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2014.

Was Sean Marshall a pitcher?

Yes. Sean Marshall pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 537 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sean Marshall hit?

Sean Marshall hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.

What was Sean Marshall's career batting average?

Sean Marshall batted .158 over his career, with 16 hits in 101 at bats.

How many RBI did Sean Marshall have?

Sean Marshall drove in 5 runs in his career.

What was Sean Marshall's career ERA?

Sean Marshall finished with a 3.86 career ERA, going 37-46 with 537 strikeouts.

Sean Marshall

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2014)

Sean Marshall was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2014 for the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 9 seasons. Across 396 career appearances, he went 37-46 with a 3.86 ERA and 537 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6714.3.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 37–46

ERA 3.86

WHIP 1.33

SO 537

Pitcher PIV 6714.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'7" / 225 lb
Born: 8/30/1982 in Richmond, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-04-09
Last Game: 2014-06-10

Full name: Sean Christopher Marshall

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Career Pitching Statistics

Sean Marshall — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
37	46	396	59	1	0	16	615.1	596	264	60	221	537	3.86	6714.3

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 6.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Sean Marshall Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	CHN	NL	6	9	24	24	0	0	125.2	132	78	59	77	5.59	4.53 (-23%)	-3264.2
2007	CHN	NL	7	8	21	19	0	0	103.1	107	45	35	67	3.92	4.47 (+12%)	-388.5
2008	CHN	NL	3	5	34	7	0	1	65.1	60	28	23	58	3.86	4.32 (+11%)	-103.4
2009	CHN	NL	3	7	55	9	1	0	85.1	91	41	32	68	4.32	4.32 (avg)	292.7
2010	CHN	NL	7	5	80	0	0	1	74.2	58	22	25	90	2.65	4.08 (+35%)	3419.8
2011	CHN	NL	6	6	78	0	0	5	75.2	66	19	17	79	2.26	3.94 (+43%)	3996.0
2012	CIN	NL	5	5	73	0	0	9	61.0	55	17	16	74	2.51	4.01 (+38%)	2736.8
2013	CIN	NL	0	1	16	0	0	0	10.1	4	2	2	10	1.74	3.87 (+55%)	487.2
2014	CIN	NL	0	0	15	0	0	0	14.0	23	12	12	14	7.71	3.74 (-106%)	-462.1
Career · 9 seasons			37	46	396	59	1	16	615.1	596	264	221	537	3.86	—	6,714

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

Sean Marshall — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
396	101	6	16	1	0	1	5	0	2	48	.158	.175	.198	.373	0

Career AVG .158 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career OBP .175 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 46.4% below league average.

Career SLG .198 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 51.6% below league average.

Career OPS .373 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 49.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Sean Marshall Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	CHN	NL	24	40	3	5	0	1	2	0	19	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CHN	NL	21	29	1	3	1	0	0	1	13	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CHN	NL	34	15	0	5	0	0	1	0	7	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	55	13	2	3	0	0	2	1	5	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	CHN	NL	80	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CHN	NL	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CIN	NL	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CIN	NL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CIN	NL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			396	101	6	16	1	1	5	2	48	.158	—	—	—	—	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

Sean Marshall — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Sean Marshall — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2013	NLWC	CIN	1	.000
2012	NLDS2	CIN	3	.000
2008	NLDS1	CHN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Sean Marshall — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	6	0	0	7.1	3	2	3	8	2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Sean Marshall — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2013	NLWC	CIN	1	0.0	1	1	2	0	0.00
2012	NLDS2	CIN	3	4.0	0	0	0	3	0.00
2008	NLDS1	CHN	2	3.1	2	1	1	5	2.70

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sean Marshall — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	192	54	3	8	1	4	.148
Away	204	47	3	8	0	1	.170

Pitching — Home / Away

Sean Marshall — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	192	304.2	298	130	101	250	3.84
Away	204	310.2	298	134	120	287	3.88

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sean Marshall — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2014-06-10	CIN	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2014-06-09	CIN	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2014-06-05	CIN	SFG	—	1.1	2	1	1	2	3	0
2014-05-29	CIN	AZ	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2014-05-27	CIN	LAD	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
2014-05-24	CIN	STL	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0
2014-05-20	CIN	WAS	—	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	0
2014-05-17	CIN	PHI	—	0.2	3	5	5	2	1	0
2014-05-15	CIN	SDP	—	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	1
2014-05-10	CIN	COL	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sean Marshall — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	396	59	43	95	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sean Marshall — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	CHN	P	24	24	3	21	1	1
2007	CHN	P	21	19	12	12	1	3
2008	CHN	P	34	7	3	9	0	0
2009	CHN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009	CHN	P	55	9	7	16	0	0
2010	CHN	P	80	0	8	6	0	1
2011	CHN	P	78	0	5	11	1	0
2012	CIN	P	73	0	4	11	0	0
2013	CIN	P	16	0	0	3	0	0
2014	CIN	P	15	0	1	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Sean Marshall Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	396
Left Field	1

Salary History

Sean Marshall — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	CIN	NL	$5,500,000
2013	CIN	NL	$4,625,000
2012	CIN	NL	$2,725,000
2011	CHN	NL	$1,600,000
2010	CHN	NL	$950,000
2009	CHN	NL	$450,000
2006	CHN	NL	$327,000
Total Career Earnings			$16,177,000

College History

Sean Marshall — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	VA	2001, 2002, 2003

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Sean Marshall: the record in brief

Sean Marshall's major league career runs from a debut on April 9, 2006 to a final game on June 10, 2014. The team column moves through the Chicago Cubs (2006 to 2011) and the Cincinnati Reds (2012 through 2014). Listed as a pitcher, Marshall batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'7" and 225 pounds. Marshall was born on August 30, 1982, in Richmond, VA, USA. Sean Marshall was the playing name; the full given name is Sean Christopher.

Across 396 games (59 starts), Marshall recorded 37 wins against 46 losses with a 3.86 ERA. The same table counts 537 strikeouts and 16 saves. Against a 4.14 league ERA for the same years, Marshall was 6.8% better. No season topped the 7 wins of 2007. The strikeout high was 90 in 2010. 2011 was Marshall's sharpest full season, a 2.26 ERA against the league's 3.94. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Marshall's career adds up to 6,714.3.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sean Marshall

What years did Sean Marshall play?: Sean Marshall played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2014.
Was Sean Marshall a pitcher?: Yes. Sean Marshall pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 537 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sean Marshall hit?: Sean Marshall hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.
What was Sean Marshall's career batting average?: Sean Marshall batted .158 over his career, with 16 hits in 101 at bats.
How many RBI did Sean Marshall have?: Sean Marshall drove in 5 runs in his career.
What was Sean Marshall's career ERA?: Sean Marshall finished with a 3.86 career ERA, going 37-46 with 537 strikeouts.