Bob Forsch vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Bob Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger
Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Pedro Martinez a clear advantage over Bob Forsch across the core pitching metrics. Pedro Martinez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 141 vs 59), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 83). Pedro Martinez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Forsch and Pedro Martinez

Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.36
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
1.3
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.44
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.26
55.26
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.74
84.74
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
3.76
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2777
8.94
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
2.68
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133
3.65
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11715
37.73
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
4.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.34
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.24
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.87
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.47
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10631
34.24
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Bob Forsch and Pedro Martinez

Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.36
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
1.3
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.3
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
2.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
2.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.74
84.74
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Forsch and Pedro Martinez

Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
293.37
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1041
600
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
514.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
109.51
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
72.05
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
25.94
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.61
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.32
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.92
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.46
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.02
39.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
165.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
125.65
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
44.38
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.41
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.88
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.34
38.81
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
15.56
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
143.52
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
66.28
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.88
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.07
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.79
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.73
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.31
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA