Pedro Martinez vs. Al Papai — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Al Papai
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Papai 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 5.37 and 1.757 for Al Papai. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Martinez and Al Papai

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.45
20.45
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
5.37
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.55
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.64
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.18
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
42.1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.28
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
6.42
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
36.88
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Al Papai

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
67.89
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
13.89
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
47.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
63.26
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
60.94
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Al Papai

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
731.51
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
509.59
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.81
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
12.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
5.02
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
213.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA