Tom Martin vs. Dick Nold — Career Comparison

Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Nold
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Nold 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. Dick Nold posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Dick Nold had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Martin and Dick Nold

Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.06
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.43
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.131
1.131
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
40.22
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
40.72
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.14
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.574
1.574
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
34.97
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Tom Martin and Dick Nold

Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.17
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Martin and Dick Nold

Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1050
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.49
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA