Marty Bystrom vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz 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 4.68 and 1.512 for Fred Wenz. 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 Fred Wenz

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.73
52.73
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
5.34
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
39.97
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Fred Wenz

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.129
0.129
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Fred Wenz

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
3100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
537.6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
249.6
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA