Pedro Martinez vs. Ernie Ross — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ernie Ross
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Ross 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 7.41 and 1.882 for Ernie Ross. 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 Ernie Ross

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.35
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.45
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
42.88
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.882
1.882
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
36
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Ernie Ross

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Ernie Ross

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
49.81
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
7.96
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.66
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.05
-9.32
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-34.62
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA