Marty Bystrom vs. Neal Cotts — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Neal Cotts
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Neal Cotts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neal Cotts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Neal Cotts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Neal Cotts

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.96
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.94
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
5.34
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
8.55
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
38.94
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.71
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.98
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Neal Cotts

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.16
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.62
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.56
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Neal Cotts

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
144900
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
249.6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA