Pedro Martinez takes his place among the greatest players off all-time Sunday when he’s inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Martinez, who spent the bulk of his career with the Boston Red Sox, obviously is among the most dominant pitchers in the history of the game. We decided to take a look at just how dominant Martinez was in his era compared to other legendary pitchers in their own era.
Comparing pitchers from different eras is quite difficult and an imperfect science. For the purpose of this article, I broke down the last 115 years into six sections, selected the best pitcher from each period and compared them to their greatest competition using six stats.