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Pedro Martínez

1971 - Today

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Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25, 1971) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2009, for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox from 1998 to 2004. As of 2023, Martínez's record of 219 wins and 100 losses places him tenth-highest in winning percentage in major league history and fifth-highest among pitchers with more than 2,000 career innings pitched. Martínez ended his career with an earned run average (ERA) of 2.93, among the lowest ever by a pitcher with at least 2,500 innings pitched since 1920. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Martínez has received more than 3,460,953 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Martínez is the 50th most popular baseball player (down from 41st in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Dominican Republic (down from 28th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dominican Baseball Player.

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  • 2.24

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  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Pedro Martínez ranks 50 out of 91. Before him are Derek Jeter, Yu Darvish, Greg Maddux, David Ortiz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and Hyun-jin Ryu. After him are Miguel Cabrera, Koji Uehara, Cal Ripken Jr., Mike Trout, Robinson Canó, and Justin Verlander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Pedro Martínez ranks 490. Before him are Ursula Meier, David Khakhaleishvili, Ivan Sergei, Bruno N'Gotty, Tommy Salo, and Pavel Sheremet. After him are Roman Giertych, Fábio Assunção, D. B. Weiss, Georg Totschnig, Charles Baker, and Will Hunt.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, Pedro Martínez ranks 30 out of 51. Before him are Sammy Sosa (1968), Albert Pujols (1980), Manny Ramirez (1972), Dania Ramirez (1979), David Ortiz (1975), and Natti Natasha (1990). After him are Mary Joe Fernández (1971), Amelia Vega (1984), Sonia Pierre (1963), Junot Díaz (1968), Robinson Canó (1982), and Al Horford (1986).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Dominican Republic

Among baseball players born in Dominican Republic, Pedro Martínez ranks 5. Before him are Sammy Sosa (1968), Albert Pujols (1980), Manny Ramirez (1972), and David Ortiz (1975). After him are Robinson Canó (1982), José Bautista (1980), and Melky Cabrera (1984).

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