Marty Bystrom vs. Nick Wittgren — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nick Wittgren
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Wittgren as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Wittgren posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Nick Wittgren had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Nick Wittgren

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.58
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.73
52.73
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
4.04
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
329.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
8.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.15
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.27
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.65
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
5.34
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
8.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
38.04
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.99
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
34.43
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Nick Wittgren

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.58
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
329.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.31
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.31
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.153
0.153
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Nick Wittgren

Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
47100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Nick Wittgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Wittgren
Career
Per 600 PA