Love him or him, Pedro Martinez knows how to win, Among players with a minimum of 100 career decisions, Pedro ranks 3rd all-time in winning pct. at .698. And of the two guys ahead of him, one (Al Spalding) pitched just 6 years in the earliest days of professional baseball (1871-76), and the other (Spud Chandler) had just 109 career wins. So Martinez, with 206 wins and counting, is the all-time highest, in the modern era, with over 200 wins, or 150 wins, or even 120 wins!
Other active players who rank high: Tim Hudson, .669 (117-58) and Roy Oswalt, .667 (94-47). Roger Clemens could have retired at .667 after 2004 (328-164), but his pct. has suffered since then, despite phenomenal ERA's, and currently stands at .663 (347-176). Still, both this and Maddux's pct. (.621, 330-201) rank far above the pct. of all the 300-hitters of the previous generation (Seaver was highest among those six at .603; 2nd best was Carlton at only .574!)
Other future hall of famers: Randy Johnson, .656 (278-146); Mike Mussina, .642 (237-132) and Andy Pettitte (.640, 185-104) rank very high. Even Tom Glavine (.602, 287-190) ranks right up there with Seaver and way ahead of Carlton, Perry, Ryan, Niekro, and Sutton. Add youngsters Mark Mulder (103-57, .644) and Roy Halladay (95-48, .664) to the mix, and we've got a tremendous number of folks who win much more often than they lose in the majors right now! Of course, just like with batting averages, this is a stat that can drop the longer a pitcher sticks around late in their careers!
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