Marty Bystrom vs. Dave Ford — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Ford
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Dave Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Dave Ford

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.97
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.02
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
9.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.87
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.27
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.86
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
36.95
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.93
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
34.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Dave Ford

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.97
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Dave Ford

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
403.2
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
600
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
537.6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA