Joe Lotz vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Joe Lotz
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lotz 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. Joe Lotz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Joe Lotz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lotz and Tom Martin

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.28
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.98
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.83
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.05
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
36.23
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.35
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
32.18
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Joe Lotz and Tom Martin

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
27
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316.2
9
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.17
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lotz and Tom Martin

Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
77.49
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
86.84
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lotz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA