Dory Dean vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Dory Dean
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows 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 Dory Dean 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 3.73 and 1.603 for Dory Dean. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dory Dean and Pedro Martinez

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.89
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.89
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.73
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
13.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.6
13.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
2.42
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
43.07
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
9.18
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
42.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Dory Dean and Pedro Martinez

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.18
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.99
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.01
81.01
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dory Dean and Pedro Martinez

Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
34
145.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
591.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
154.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
137.14
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.32
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
45.54
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
175.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
162.86
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
55.54
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA