Justin Verlander vs Pedro Martinez

Justin VerlanderPedro Martinez

Justin Verlander and Pedro Martinez compared on their MLB careers: Justin Verlander played 21 seasons, 2005 to 2026, Pedro Martinez 18 seasons, 1992 to 2009. Justin Verlander has 266 wins to Pedro Martinez's 219. Justin Verlander won 2 titles, Pedro Martinez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Justin Verlander and Pedro Martinez career totals
556GP476
266W219
159L100
3.3ERA2.9
3571.1IP2827.1
3,554K3,154
1,006BB760
1.1WHIP1.1
0SV3

How do they compare in the postseason?

Justin Verlander and Pedro Martinez postseason
38GP16
93R37
179H74

Where each stands all time

Justin Verlander and Pedro Martinez all-time places
8th (3,554)Strikeouts (pitching)15th (3,154)
36th (266)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

  • Justin Verlander: 2 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Cy Young ×3, AL MVP
  • Pedro Martinez: 1 championship; NL Cy Young, AL Cy Young ×2

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.

Justin Verlander and Pedro Martinez season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st2005027.151992012.25
2nd20061793.6319931052.61
3rd20071863.6619941153.42
4th200811174.84199514103.51
5th20091993.45199613103.70
6th20101893.3719971781.90
7th20112452.4019981972.89
8th20121782.6419992342.07
9th201313123.4620001861.74
10th201415124.542001732.39
11th2015583.3820022042.26
12th20161693.0420031442.22
13th20171583.3620041693.90
14th20181692.5220051582.82
15th20192162.582006984.48
16th2020103.002007312.57
17th20221841.752008565.61
18th20231383.222009513.63
19th2024565.48————
20th20254113.85————
21st20260112.27————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA