Pedro Martinez vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Righetti as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Martinez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 141 vs 93), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 93). Role difference aside, Pedro Martinez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Martinez and Dave Righetti

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
8.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
7.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.213
1.213
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.24
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Dave Righetti

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.96
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Dave Righetti

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
502.7
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
220.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
72.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA