Marty Bystrom vs. Charlie Williams — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Williams
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Charlie Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Charlie Williams

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.11
51.11
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.97
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1720
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
9.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.32
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.85
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
4.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
39.35
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.51
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.86
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2162
33.94
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Charlie Williams

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1718
27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.53
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.26
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.14
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Charlie Williams

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
1461.82
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
537.6
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
97
529.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
13.95
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
15
81.82
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
38.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
5.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
180
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.4
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA