Pete Dowling vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Pete Dowling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational 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 Pete Dowling 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 3.84 and 1.455 for Pete Dowling. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Dowling and Pedro Martinez

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.01
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
3.84
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2748
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
9.75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
3.35
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.95
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.45
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4023
39.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
5.71
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
35.55
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Pete Dowling and Pedro Martinez

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.28
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.87
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.58
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Dowling and Pedro Martinez

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
118
187.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
378
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
561.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.71
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.94
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.32
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.4
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.54
37.37
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
147.62
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
141.27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
44.44
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.89
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.83
37.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.52
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
120.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.94
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA