Pedro Martinez vs. Fred Tenney — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Fred Tenney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Tenney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Tenney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.157 compared to 2.93 and 1.065 for Pedro Martinez. By the career numbers, Fred Tenney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Martinez and Fred Tenney

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
2.93
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
8.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
2.42
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.47
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Fred Tenney

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.41
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Fred Tenney

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.95
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
7.96
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
4.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.39
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
70.66
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.85
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
46.33
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.05
-9.32
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-24.59
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA