Bob Gibson vs. Pedro Martinez — Career Comparison

Bob Gibson
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
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 Gibson across the core pitching metrics. Pedro Martinez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 141 vs 115), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 97). Bob Gibson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 102). Pedro Martinez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez

Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
0.58
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.06
59.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.29
91.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.13
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
2.91
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
919
2.93
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.226
0.226
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11653
27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.1
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3279
7.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1336
3.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3117
7.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.146
1.146
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.24
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16068
37.23
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1420
3.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.14
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14525
33.65
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.23
37.23
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez

Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11654
27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.67
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
1.89
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
1.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.29
91.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez

Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
240.16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
600
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1328
535.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
110.41
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
80.99
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.73
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.01
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.67
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
29.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.39
41.66
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
161.18
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
139.02
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
53.19
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
58.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
101.54
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.39
40.05
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
25.39
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
167.23
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
29.01
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.52
56.52
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA