Marty Bystrom vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams 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 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. 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 Leon Williams

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
9.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
35.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Leon Williams

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Leon Williams

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA