Joe Bowman vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman 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. Joe Bowman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.460 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Joe Bowman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Tom Martin

Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.47
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.59
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.51
44.51
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
4.4
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
10.17
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9.63
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.63
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.97
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6494
39.88
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
5.14
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
35.01
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Tom Martin

Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
27
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316.2
9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.17
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Tom Martin

Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
368.05
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
546.93
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.54
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.37
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.03
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
7.79
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
11.98
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA