Pedro Martinez vs. David Palmer — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
David Palmer
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Pedro Martinez a clear advantage over David Palmer across the core pitching metrics. Pedro Martinez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 141 vs 109), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 102). David Palmer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 102). Pedro Martinez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Martinez and David Palmer

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.76
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
1.3
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.49
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.03
52.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.02
83.02
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
3.78
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
8.59
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.65
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
6.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.28
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4626
38.37
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
4.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.24
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.47
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4103
34.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and David Palmer

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.76
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
1.3
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.85
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.35
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
2.21
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.38
96.38
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.02
83.02
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and David Palmer

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
213
340.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
375
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
323
516.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
76.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
49.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
27.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.67
21.87
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
120
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
84.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
36.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
64
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
9.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
152
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
72.97
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
75.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.79
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA