Pete Fries vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Pete Fries
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesAmerican AssociationRelief 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 Pete Fries 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 6.48 and 1.920 for Pete Fries. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Fries and Pedro Martinez

Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.48
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.24
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.52
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.88
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
45.36
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
40.32
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.36
45.36
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Pete Fries and Pedro Martinez

Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.73
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Fries and Pedro Martinez

Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
103.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
100.39
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA