Jim Lewis vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Jim Lewis
UnknownThrows LeftPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Lewis 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 5.79 and 1.482 for Jim Lewis. By the career numbers, Tom Martin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Lewis and Tom Martin

Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.75
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.79
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.92
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.82
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9.63
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.51
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.19
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
40.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.89
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.14
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.8
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.07
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232
35.01
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Jim Lewis and Tom Martin

Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.75
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.4
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.73
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.73
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Lewis and Tom Martin

Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
41.56
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
38.48
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA