Marty Bystrom vs. Happy Foreman — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Happy Foreman
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Happy Foreman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Happy Foreman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.676 compared to 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Happy Foreman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Happy Foreman

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.18
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.94
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.15
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
38.91
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
31.76
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Happy Foreman

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Happy Foreman

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
249.6
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA