David Aardsma vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

David Aardsma
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and David Aardsma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Martinez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 141 vs 120), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 99). David Aardsma held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Pedro Martinez.

Pitching Stats for David Aardsma and Pedro Martinez

David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
8.84
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.84
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
7.91
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.09
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.76
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
4.89
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
9.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
39.39
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.77
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.51
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.24
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.47
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
33.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for David Aardsma and Pedro Martinez

David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
8.84
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.07
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
93.02
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Aardsma and Pedro Martinez

David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
39720
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
502.7
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.81
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
7.96
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.66
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.05
-9.32
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
220.08
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
72.97
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA