Elvis Alvarado vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican 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 Elvis Alvarado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Martinez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.065 compared to 3.19 and 1.346 for Elvis Alvarado. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Pedro Martinez

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.19
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
7.23
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.76
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3154
10.04
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.61
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
33.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Pedro Martinez

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.054
0.054
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Pedro Martinez

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
600
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
502.7
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.81
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
7.96
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.66
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.05
-9.32
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA