Yu Darvish vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Yu Darvish 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. Yu Darvish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 97), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 106). Tom Martin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 162 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Yu Darvish.

Pitching Stats for Yu Darvish and Tom Martin

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
6.37
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Yu Darvish and Tom Martin

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.17
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yu Darvish and Tom Martin

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
552.73
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.36
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.51
-16.4
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA