Pedro Martinez vs. Harry Taylor — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Harry Taylor
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Taylor 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 3.12 and 1.731 for Harry Taylor. 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 Harry Taylor

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11.42
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.45
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
36.35
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Harry Taylor

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.52
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.33
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Harry Taylor

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
25.48
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA