Marty Bystrom vs. Pete Charton — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete Charton
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Charton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty Bystrom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 5.26 and 1.415 for Pete Charton. By the career numbers, Marty Bystrom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Pete Charton

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.26
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
9.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.12
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.939
0.939
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
37.66
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.94
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
34.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Pete Charton

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.97
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Pete Charton

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1363.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.8
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.79
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA