Bill Lee vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Lee 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 162 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 51), and run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 101). Bill Lee held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 98). Role difference aside, Tom Martin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Lee and Tom Martin

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.42
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
55
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.62
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
9.82
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9.63
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.81
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
2.46
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8271
38.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.38
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.21
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.92
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.8
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7585
35.11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
35.01
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Bill Lee and Tom Martin

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.92
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.31
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Lee and Tom Martin

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
1208.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
568.27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
118.27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100.96
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.31
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.99
31.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
150
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
121.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.76
31.02
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
181.73
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA