Marty Bystrom vs. Todd Williams — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Todd Williams
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Todd 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 4.33 and 1.539 for Todd 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 Todd Williams

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
8.78
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.33
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
9.39
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
10.06
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.89
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.37
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.49
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
39.96
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.84
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.43
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
35.03
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
35.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Todd Williams

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
8.78
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.7
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.24
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Todd Williams

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
34050
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
249.6
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA