Cliff Markle vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Cliff Markle
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Markle 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. Cliff Markle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.470 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Cliff Markle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Markle and Tom Martin

Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.15
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.81
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.38
41.38
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.2
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
9.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.22
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.06
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.45
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
38.93
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.92
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
34.56
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Cliff Markle and Tom Martin

Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316.2
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.17
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.149
0.149
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Markle and Tom Martin

Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
56
442.11
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
10.76
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
86.84
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.12
-8.88
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
173.68
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA