Ken Ash vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Ken Ash 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 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Pedro Martinez

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Pedro Martinez

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8482
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827.1
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Pedro Martinez

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA