Pedro Martinez vs. Joe Pate — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Pate
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Pate 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 3.51 and 1.488 for Joe Pate. 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 Joe Pate

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.51
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.89
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.05
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
39.85
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.86
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
35.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Joe Pate

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8482
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827.1
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Joe Pate

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
1102.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
41.78
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
40.96
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA