Alto Lane vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Alto Lane
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alto Lane 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. Alto Lane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Alto Lane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alto Lane and Tom Martin

Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.48
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.32
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.979
0.979
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
39.29
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
34.45
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Alto Lane and Tom Martin

Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alto Lane and Tom Martin

Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
60.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
61.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA