Mike Marshall vs Sparky Lyle

Mike MarshallSparky Lyle

Mike Marshall and Sparky Lyle compared on their MLB careers: Mike Marshall played 14 seasons, 1967 to 1981, Sparky Lyle 16 seasons, 1967 to 1982. Mike Marshall has 97 wins to Sparky Lyle's 99. Sparky Lyle won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mike Marshall and Sparky Lyle career totals
723GP899
97W99
112L76
3.1ERA2.9
1386.2IP1390.1
880K873
514BB481
1.3WHIP1.3
188SV238

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mike Marshall and Sparky Lyle postseason
7GP13
0R0
6H17

Where each stands all time

Mike Marshall and Sparky Lyle all-time places
Mike MarshallAll-time rankSparky Lyle
60th (188)Saves42nd (238)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Mike Marshall: 0 championships; NL Cy Young
  • Sparky Lyle: 3 championships; AL Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Mike Marshall and Sparky Lyle season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1967131.981967122.28
2nd19693105.131968612.74
3rd1970383.861969832.54
4th1971584.281970173.88
5th19721481.781971642.75
6th197314112.661972951.92
7th197415122.421973592.51
8th19759143.291974931.66
9th1976643.991975573.12
10th1977324.751976782.26
11th197810122.4519771352.17
12th197910152.651978933.47
13th1980136.121979583.13
14th1981322.611980324.28
15th————1981964.44
16th————1982334.62

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA