Marty Bystrom vs. Pete Center — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete Center
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Center as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Center posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Pete Center had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Pete Center

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.32
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
3.93
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.68
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.6
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
34.58
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Pete Center

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Pete Center

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
1443.75
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
1.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.8
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-35.65
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA