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How a few good men have fared against Pedro Martinez in their careers (from the Stats Inc. Matchups book):

Masterful Martinez
Player Avg. K's
Frank Thomas 2-18, .111 7
Matt Stairs 1-8, .125 7
Sammy Sosa 4-25, .160 15
Richie Sexson 0-7, .000 5
David Segui 2-20, .100 10
Scott Rolen 0-7, .000 3
Manny Ramirez 2-20, .100 10
Andruw Jones 1-10, .100 6
Chuck Knoblauch 2-15, .133 6
Ricky Ledee 0-6, .000 5
Edgar Martinez 1-8, .124 5
Ken Griffey Jr. 0-12, .000 5
Travis Fryman 2-17, .118 9
Carlos Delgado 2-18, .111 9
Albert Belle 0-12, .000 6
Roberto Alomar 2-17, .118 5

Which batters have fared best against Martinez? Here the highest batting averages with at least 10 career at-bats against Pedro:

1. Carlos Baerga, .667 (8-for-12)
2. Gregg Jefferies, .469 (15-for-32)
3. Mark Whiten, .417 (5-for-12)
4. Kenny Lofton, .414 (12-for-29)
5. Darren Lewis, .400 (4-for-10)
6. Damion Easley, .400 (4-for-10)
7. Charles Johnson, .385 (5-for-13)
8. Darrin Fletcher, .333 (7-for-21)
9. Omar Vizquel, .333 (7-for-21)
10. Darryl Strawberry, .333 (4-for-12)

Only three active players have hit more than one home run off Martinez -- Fred McGriff, Charles Johnson and Todd Zeile have each hit two.

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