Mel Deutsch vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Mel Deutsch
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Mel Deutsch 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 5.68 and 1.579 for Mel Deutsch. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Deutsch and Pedro Martinez

Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.95
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.76
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
39.79
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
35.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Mel Deutsch and Pedro Martinez

Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8482
27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827.1
9
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Deutsch and Pedro Martinez

Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.81
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
7.96
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.66
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.05
-9.32
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA