Pedro Martinez vs. Jim Pena — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Pena
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pena 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 3.48 and 1.682 for Jim Pena. 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 Jim Pena

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.76
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.73
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.89
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.24
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Jim Pena

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Jim Pena

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
502.7
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
13.52
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
20.68
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
72.97
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA