Marty Bystrom vs. Herman Watts — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herman Watts
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Herman Watts 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 7.88 and 2.250 for Herman Watts. 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 Herman Watts

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
9.39
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.75
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
47.63
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
35.03
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
38.63
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.63
47.63

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Herman Watts

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Herman Watts

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
537.6
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
88.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
105.82
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA