Marty Bystrom vs. Al Neiger — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Neiger
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Neiger 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 5.68 and 1.658 for Al Neiger. 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 Al Neiger

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
9.39
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.27
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
41.92
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
35.03
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
37.66
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.92
41.92

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Al Neiger

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Al Neiger

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA