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Pedro Martínez

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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. He reached the 3,000 strikeout mark in fewer innings than any pitcher except Randy Johnson and Max Scherzer; Martínez is the only pitcher other than Scherzer to compile over 3,000 career strikeouts with fewer than 3,000 innings pitched in his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Pedro Martínez is the 48th most popular baseball player (up from 50th in 2024), the 30th most popular biography from Dominican Republic and the 5th most popular Dominican Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Pedro Martínez ranks 48 out of 91. Before him are Manny Ramirez, Hideki Matsui, Edgar Martínez, Albert Pujols, Hank Greenberg, and David Ortiz. After him are Yu Darvish, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Roy Halladay, Jose Canseco, Koji Uehara, and Mike Piazza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Pedro Martínez ranks 466. Before him are Jonathan Stark, Wayne Ferreira, Martin Hansson, Shinji Nakano, Craig Robinson, and Cory Doctorow. After him are Keegan Connor Tracy, Brian Stepanek, Rick Yune, Rupert Sanders, Khosiyat Rustam, and Giuseppe Pancaro.

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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), Manny Ramirez (1972), Mary Joe Fernández (1971), Albert Pujols (1980), David Ortiz (1975), and Dania Ramirez (1979). After him are Natti Natasha (1990), Sonia Pierre (1963), Junot Díaz (1968), Vladimir Guerrero (1975), Robinson Canó (1982), and Amelia Vega (1984).

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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), Manny Ramirez (1972), Albert Pujols (1980), and David Ortiz (1975). After him are Vladimir Guerrero (1975), Robinson Canó (1982), Alfonso Soriano (1976), Juan Soto (1998), Bartolo Colón (1973), Adrián Beltré (1979), and José Bautista (1980).

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