Pedro Martinez vs. Lou Polchow — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lou Polchow
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polchow 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 5.63 and 1.625 for Lou Polchow. 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 Lou Polchow

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Lou Polchow

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Lou Polchow

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.81
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
7.96
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.66
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.05
-9.32
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA