Tom Martin vs. Fred Olmstead — Career Comparison

Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Olmstead 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. Fred Olmstead posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Fred Olmstead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Martin and Fred Olmstead

Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
9.49
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
3.39
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18

Fielding Stats for Tom Martin and Fred Olmstead

Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.46
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Martin and Fred Olmstead

Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
66
300
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
563.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.91
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA