Bert Abbey vs. Marty Bystrom — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty Bystrom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Marty Bystrom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Marty Bystrom

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.28
82.28
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
9.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1693
35.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Marty Bystrom

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Marty Bystrom

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
403.2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
537.6
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
15
72
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0