Tom Acker vs. Marty Bystrom — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Tom Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Marty Bystrom

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.73
52.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
5.34
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Marty Bystrom

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Marty Bystrom

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
537.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
249.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0