Jim Bagby vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Tom Martin

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.56
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.43
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
55
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.66
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.11
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
9.31
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7533
37.22
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.45
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.8
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
34.79
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Tom Martin

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316.2
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.17
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Tom Martin

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
325
269.34
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
546.96
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
119.34
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.7
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.52
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.86
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA