Pedro Martinez vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Pedro Martinez a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Pedro Martinez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 141 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 102). Pedro Martinez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Martinez and Fernando Valenzuela

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
1.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
2.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
7.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
10.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11394
36.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
3.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10356
32.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Fernando Valenzuela

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
1.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8482
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
1.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.92
85.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Fernando Valenzuela

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
552.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
434
502.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
49.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
35
40.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
7.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
53
61.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
61
70.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
25.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
20.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
40
46.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-9.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
220.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
72.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0