Randy Lerch vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Randy Lerch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Randy Lerch 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 90), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 73). Role difference aside, Tom Martin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Randy Lerch and Tom Martin

Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
2.07
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.49
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.52
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.53
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
10.09
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9.63
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.83
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.54
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
4.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
39.53
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
5.01
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.51
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.84
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.8
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4264
34.91
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Randy Lerch and Tom Martin

Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
2.07
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.52
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Lerch and Tom Martin

Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
262
524
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
534
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
110
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
34
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.55
41.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
162
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
148
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.68
39.36
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
38
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
88
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA