Pedro Martinez vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Rowe 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 3.57 and 1.610 for Ken Rowe. 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 Ken Rowe

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.78
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Ken Rowe

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Ken Rowe

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
552.51
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
220.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA