Marty Bystrom vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong 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 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. 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 Joe Strong

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
9.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
5.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Joe Strong

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Joe Strong

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
249.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA