Pedro Martinez vs. Sid Peterson — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Sid Peterson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Sid Peterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sid Peterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.800 compared to 2.93 and 1.065 for Pedro Martinez. By the career numbers, Sid Peterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Martinez and Sid Peterson

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
0.7
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
2.93
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.45
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
43.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
3.2
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Sid Peterson

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8482
27
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827.1
9
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Sid Peterson

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.81
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
7.96
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.66
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.05
-9.32
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
220.08
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA