Frank Bates vs. Doc Martin — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Martin
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Martin built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Bates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Martin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.48 and WHIP 1.624 compared to 6.33 and 2.082 for Frank Bates. By the career numbers, Doc Martin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Doc Martin

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.84
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.09
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.48
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9.54
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
5.71
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.08
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.48
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.42
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
40.8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.624
1.624
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
34.31
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.8
40.8

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Doc Martin

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
63
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.76
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.98
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
67.5
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.2
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
81
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.73
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
72
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Doc Martin

Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
442.11
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
507.69
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
28.09
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
112.09
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
59.34
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
92.31
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
22.04
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
138.46
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Doc Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Martin
Career
Per 600 PA