Jim Ellis vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Jim Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Jim Ellis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.864 compared to 2.93 and 1.065 for Pedro Martinez. By the career numbers, Jim Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Ellis and Pedro Martinez

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.86
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
2.93
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.91
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.91
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.05
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
36
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Jim Ellis and Pedro Martinez

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Ellis and Pedro Martinez

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
502.7
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
32.31
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
30.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
220.08
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
72.97
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA