Marty Bystrom vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Niekro posted a stronger line than Marty Bystrom. Joe Niekro posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.59 vs 4.26) and WHIP (1.339 vs 1.428). By the career numbers, Joe Niekro had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Joe Niekro

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
0.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.27
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.23
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Joe Niekro

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.26
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.23
71.23
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Joe Niekro

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
403.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
537.6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
78.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
63.86
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100