Rube Dessau vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Rube Dessau
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational 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 Rube Dessau 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 6.53 and 1.962 for Rube Dessau. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Dessau and Pedro Martinez

Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.87
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.87
11.87
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.79
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.45
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
41.84
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.962
1.962
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
35.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Rube Dessau and Pedro Martinez

Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.65
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Dessau and Pedro Martinez

Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
19
495.65
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
502.7
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.81
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
7.96
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-7.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA