Pedro Martinez vs. Elmer Ponder — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Elmer Ponder
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Pedro Martinez and Elmer Ponder are fairly close on the surface numbers. Pedro Martinez posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.93 vs 3.21) and WHIP (1.065 vs 1.233). Elmer Ponder had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.26 per nine innings vs 0.76). By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Martinez and Elmer Ponder

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.64
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.87
60.87
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.21
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
9.39
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
2.42
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.71
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.69
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
37.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.43
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1501
35.68
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Elmer Ponder

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8482
27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827.1
9
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.89
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.783
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Elmer Ponder

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
69
316.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
567.94
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
59.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
8.05
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.66
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
15
68.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.05
-9.32
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.02
-13.85
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
220.08
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
229.01
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA