Marty Bystrom vs. Fred Woodcock — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Woodcock
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Woodcock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Woodcock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.788 compared to 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Fred Woodcock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Fred Woodcock

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
9.39
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.45
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
43.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.788
1.788
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
35.03
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
38.45
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Fred Woodcock

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Fred Woodcock

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
403.2
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
49.05
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.8
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
52.83
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA