A Tail of Two 16-9 Pitchers

To compare Pedro with Red Sox cast off Jeff Suppan seems silly and insulting to the very concept of what Pedro Martinez is, but a closer look at the number reveals some disturbing similarities between the two pitchers who would never be linked in a sentence unless they pitched against each other. I hope Pedro and his agent take note.
Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:30pm ET

45 Pedro Martinez - RHP LAST GAME W L ERA IP BB SO 0 1 9.00 5.0 1 5

37 Jeff Suppan - RHP LAST GAME W L ERA IP BB SO 0 1 7.71 7.0 2 4

SEASON STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 16-9 3.90 33 1 1 217.0 H R ER HR BB SO 193 99 94 26 61 227 VS. St. Louis W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2004 --- - - - - - - - Career 3-3 3.21 7 56.0 43 20 21 70 CAREER POST SEASON W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 5-2 3.73 12 0 0 72.1 H R ER HR BB SO 60 30 30 7 24 74 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 182-76 2.71 388 42 16 2296.0 H R ER HR BB SO 1746 766 691 175 615 2653

SEASON STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 16-9 4.16 31 0 0 188.0 H R ER HR BB SO 192 98 87 25 65 110 VS. Boston W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2004 --- - - - - - - - Career 2-3 5.02 7 43.0 42 24 17 20 CAREER POST SEASON W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 2-1 2.84 3 0 0 19.0 H R ER HR BB SO 10 7 6 3 7 11 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 78-84 4.80 253 15 5 1480.1 H R ER HR BB SO 1616 849 790 202 480 830