Tom Martin vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt 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. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Martin and Al Pratt

Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9.63
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
40.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.14
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
35.01
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Tom Martin and Al Pratt

Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Martin and Al Pratt

Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100