Al Eckert vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Al Eckert
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Al Eckert 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 9.11 and 2.025 for Al Eckert. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Eckert and Pedro Martinez

Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.76
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.36
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
10.13
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.025
2.025
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Al Eckert and Pedro Martinez

Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8482
27
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827.1
9
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Eckert and Pedro Martinez

Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2700
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA