Jim Elam vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Jim Elam
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jim Elam and Pedro Martinez are fairly close on the surface numbers. Pedro Martinez posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.93 vs 6.39) and WHIP (1.065 vs 2.161). Jim Elam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.29 per nine innings vs 0.76). By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Elam and Pedro Martinez

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.61
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
1.3
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.39
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
13.35
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.35
13.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.032
1.032
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
46.45
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.24
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.47
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.161
2.161
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
39.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.45
46.45
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Jim Elam and Pedro Martinez

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
1.3
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Elam and Pedro Martinez

Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
128.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
134.74
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA