Jim Fairbank vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Jim Fairbank
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Fairbank 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 5.49 and 1.878 for Jim Fairbank. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Fairbank and Pedro Martinez

Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.49
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
11.41
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.41
11.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.49
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.51
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
42.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
36.88
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Jim Fairbank and Pedro Martinez

Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.88
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.39
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Fairbank and Pedro Martinez

Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.81
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
4.37
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
7.96
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.66
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-22.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.05
-9.32
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA