Pedro Martinez vs Tom Seaver

4of 7 lines

3of 7 lines

Pedro Martinez and Tom Seaver compared on their MLB careers: Pedro Martinez played 18 seasons, 1992 to 2009, Tom Seaver 20 seasons, 1967 to 1986. Pedro Martinez has 219 wins to Tom Seaver's 311. Pedro Martinez won 1 title, Tom Seaver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Pedro Martinez and Tom Seaver career totals

476	GP	656
219	W	311, better
100, better	L	205
2.9	ERA	2.9, better
2,827.1	IP	4,782.2
3,154	K	3,640, better
760, better	BB	1,390
1.1, better	WHIP	1.1
3, better	SV	1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Pedro Martinez and Tom Seaver postseason

16	GP	8
6, better	W	3
4	L	3, better
3.5	ERA	2.8, better
96.1	IP	61
96, better	K	51
30	BB	16, better
1.1, better	WHIP	1.1
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Pedro Martinez and Tom Seaver all-time places

15th (3,154)	Strikeouts (pitching)	6th (3,640), better
79th (219)	Wins (pitching)	18th (311), better

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

Pedro Martinez and Tom Seaver titles and awards

1	Championships	1
—	NL Rookie of the Year	1, better
1	NL Cy Young	3, better
2, better	AL Cy Young	—

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.

Pedro Martinez and Tom Seaver season by season

1st	1992	0	1, better	2.25, better	1967	16, better	13	2.76
2nd	1993	10	5, better	2.61	1968	16, better	12	2.20, better
3rd	1994	11	5, better	3.42	1969	25, better	7	2.21, better
4th	1995	14	10, better	3.51	1970	18, better	12	2.82, better
5th	1996	13	10	3.70	1971	20, better	10	1.76, better
6th	1997	17	8, better	1.90, better	1972	21, better	12	2.92
7th	1998	19	7, better	2.89	1973	19	10	2.08, better
8th	1999	23, better	4, better	2.07, better	1974	11	11	3.20
9th	2000	18	6, better	1.74, better	1975	22, better	9	2.38
10th	2001	7	3, better	2.39, better	1976	14, better	11	2.59
11th	2002	20	4, better	2.26, better	1977	21, better	6	2.58
12th	2003	14	4, better	2.22, better	1978	16, better	14	2.88
13th	2004	16	9	3.90	1979	16	6, better	3.14, better
14th	2005	15, better	8	2.82, better	1980	10	8	3.64
15th	2006	9	8	4.48	1981	14, better	2, better	2.54, better
16th	2007	3	1, better	2.57, better	1982	5, better	13	5.50
17th	2008	5	6, better	5.61	1983	9, better	14	3.55, better
18th	2009	5	1, better	3.63, better	1984	15, better	11	3.95
19th	—	—	—	—	1985	16	11	3.17
20th	—	—	—	—	1986	7	13	4.03

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA