Joe Martinez vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

Joe Martinez
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Dike Varney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Martinez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.82 and WHIP 1.850 compared to 6.14 and 1.773 for Dike Varney. By the career numbers, Joe Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Martinez and Dike Varney

Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.82
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
12.61
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.61
12.61
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.4
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.17
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.3
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
43.01
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.2
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
38.32
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
34.36
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.01
43.01
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Martinez and Dike Varney

Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.1
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Martinez and Dike Varney

Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
550
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
26.83
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
21.13
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
8.98
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA