Pedro Martinez vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Martinez built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Thatcher 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 3.16 and 1.378 for Grant Thatcher. 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 Grant Thatcher

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
0.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.32
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
2.42
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
37.46
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Grant Thatcher

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Grant Thatcher

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA