Gene Collins vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Gene Collins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Collins built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Martin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.92 and WHIP 1.582 compared to 5.21 and 1.829 for Gene Collins. By the career numbers, Tom Martin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Collins and Tom Martin

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.21
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.92
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.189
0.189
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.39
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.06
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.07
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
6.37
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
45.47
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
40.22
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.7
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.14
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
33.87
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.47
45.47
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Gene Collins and Tom Martin

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.84
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.37
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Collins and Tom Martin

Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
342.86
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
531.43
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
70.92
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
73.77
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA