Bob Gibson vs Pedro Martinez

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Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez compared on their MLB careers: Bob Gibson played 17 seasons, 1959 to 1975, Pedro Martinez 18 seasons, 1992 to 2009. Bob Gibson has 251 wins to Pedro Martinez's 219. Bob Gibson won 2 titles, Pedro Martinez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Pedro Martinez leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Bob Gibson in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez career totals

528	GP	476
251, better	W	219
174	L	100, better
2.9, better	ERA	2.9
3,884.1	IP	2,827.1
3,117	K	3,154, better
1,336	BB	760, better
1.2	WHIP	1.1, better
6, better	SV	3

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez postseason

9	GP	16
7, better	W	6
2, better	L	4
1.9, better	ERA	3.5
81	IP	96.1
92	K	96, better
17, better	BB	30
0.9, better	WHIP	1.1
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez all-time places

16th (3,117)	Strikeouts (pitching)	15th (3,154), better
45th (251), better	Wins (pitching)	79th (219)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez titles and awards

2, better	Championships	1
2, better	World Series MVP	—
9, better	NL Gold Glove	—
2, better	NL Cy Young	1
1, better	NL MVP	—
—	AL Cy Young	2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez season by season

1st	1959	3, better	5	3.33	1992	0	1, better	2.25, better
2nd	1960	3	6	5.61	1993	10, better	5, better	2.61, better
3rd	1961	13, better	12	3.24, better	1994	11	5, better	3.42
4th	1962	15, better	13	2.85, better	1995	14	10, better	3.51
5th	1963	18, better	9, better	3.39, better	1996	13	10	3.70
6th	1964	19, better	12	3.01	1997	17	8, better	1.90, better
7th	1965	20, better	12	3.07	1998	19	7, better	2.89, better
8th	1966	21	12	2.44	1999	23, better	4, better	2.07, better
9th	1967	13	7	2.98	2000	18, better	6, better	1.74, better
10th	1968	22, better	9	1.12, better	2001	7	3, better	2.39
11th	1969	20	13	2.18, better	2002	20	4, better	2.26
12th	1970	23, better	7	3.12	2003	14	4, better	2.22, better
13th	1971	16	13	3.04, better	2004	16	9, better	3.90
14th	1972	19, better	11	2.46, better	2005	15	8, better	2.82
15th	1973	12, better	10	2.77, better	2006	9	8, better	4.48
16th	1974	11, better	13	3.83	2007	3	1, better	2.57, better
17th	1975	3	10	5.04, better	2008	5, better	6, better	5.61
18th	—	—	—	—	2009	5	1	3.63

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA