Samuel Burris vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American 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 Samuel Burris 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 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Pedro Martinez

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.76
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.45
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Pedro Martinez

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Pedro Martinez

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA