Marty Bystrom vs. Weldon West — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Weldon West
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Weldon West 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 4.29 and 1.571 for Weldon West. 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 Weldon West

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.19
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.73
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.29
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
9.39
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
9.58
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.56
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.47
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
40.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.02
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
35.03
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
35.85
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Weldon West

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
27
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Weldon West

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
582.86
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
2.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-31.15
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
222.86
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA