Pedro Martinez vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka 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 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. 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 Joe Stanka

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
0.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2221
7.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.76
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10356
32.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Joe Stanka

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Joe Stanka

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA