Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2011
- Draft
- 2009Rd 20, Pk 611
- College
- Nova Southeastern
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2011
- Draft
- 2009Rd 20, Pk 611
- College
- Nova Southeastern
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,642
- AB
- 6,152
- R
- 897
- H
- 1,741
- HR
- 331
- RBI
- 1,071
- SB
- 26
- AVG
- .283
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | HOU | 53 | 208 | 29 | 57 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .274 |
| 2012 | HOU | 113 | 395 | 34 | 95 | 11 | 55 | 0 | .241 |
| 2013 | HOU | 86 | 296 | 24 | 74 | 7 | 36 | 2 | .250 |
| 2014 | DET | 123 | 441 | 57 | 139 | 23 | 76 | 6 | .315 |
| 2015 | DET | 158 | 596 | 93 | 168 | 38 | 102 | 3 | .282 |
| 2016 | DET | 120 | 460 | 69 | 141 | 22 | 68 | 1 | .307 |
| 2017 |  DET/ARI | 119 | 432 | 85 | 131 | 45 | 104 | 4 | .303 |
| 2018 | BOS | 150 | 569 | 111 | 188 | 43 | 130 | 6 | .330 |
| 2019 | BOS | 146 | 575 | 98 | 175 | 36 | 105 | 2 | .304 |
| 2020 | BOS | 54 | 211 | 22 | 45 | 7 | 27 | 1 | .213 |
| 2021 | BOS | 148 | 570 | 92 | 163 | 28 | 99 | 0 | .286 |
| 2022 | BOS | 139 | 533 | 76 | 146 | 16 | 62 | 0 | .274 |
| 2023 | LAD | 113 | 432 | 61 | 117 | 33 | 103 | 1 | .271 |
| 2024 | NYM | 120 | 434 | 46 | 102 | 16 | 69 | 0 | .235 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 41
- AB
- 137
- R
- 16
- H
- 39
- HR
- 10
- RBI
- 34
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .285
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,865
- TB
- 3,172
- XBH
- 745
- HBP
- 40
- IBB
- 54
- GIDP
- 195
- P/PA
- 3.89
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | HOU | 226 | 88 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2012 | HOU | 439 | 148 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3.7 |
| 2013 | HOU | 310 | 112 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.8 |
| 2014 | DET | 480 | 244 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | DET | 657 | 319 | 73 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4.0 |
| 2016 | DET | 517 | 246 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | DET/ARI | 489 | 298 | 74 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | BOS | 649 | 358 | 82 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | BOS | 657 | 320 | 71 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | BOS | 237 | 82 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | BOS | 634 | 295 | 73 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | BOS | 596 | 239 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | LAD | 479 | 247 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | NYM | 495 | 176 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 4.2 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 28.7
- RC
- 1047.3
- RC/27
- 6.00
- ISOP
- .233
- SECA
- .333
- BB/K
- 0.35
- AB/HR
- 18.6
- GO/FO
- 0.70
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | HOU | 0.3 | 27.3 | 4.6 | .149 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 34.7 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | HOU | -0.7 | 41.3 | 3.5 | .134 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 35.9 | 1.1 |
| 2013 | HOU | -1.3 | 28.2 | 3.3 | .128 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 42.3 | 0.8 |
| 2014 | DET | 4.2 | 83.4 | 7.1 | .238 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 19.2 | 0.7 |
| 2015 | DET | 5.0 | 105.9 | 6.4 | .253 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 15.7 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | DET | 1.8 | 86.6 | 6.9 | .228 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.9 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | DET/ARI | 4.1 | 99.6 | 8.2 | .387 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | BOS | 6.4 | 132.5 | 8.8 | .299 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | BOS | 3.3 | 115.6 | 7.4 | .252 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | BOS | -0.9 | 23.4 | 3.6 | .175 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30.1 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | BOS | 3.0 | 97.5 | 6.1 | .232 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.4 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | BOS | 1.1 | 77.3 | 5.1 | .174 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | LAD | 1.9 | 76.8 | 6.2 | .301 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | NYM | 0.5 | 53.4 | 4.1 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 27.1 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
Latest performance
J.D. Martinez
Oct 17 · vs LAD · L 10-2
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 2
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .222
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 17 | vs LADL 10-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Oct 16 | vsLADL 8-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Oct 09 | vs PHIW 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Oct 08 | vsPHIW 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 06 | atPHIL 7-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Oct 05 | atPHIW 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What were J.D. Martinez's career stats?
J.D. Martinez played 14 seasons for the Astros, the Tigers, the Red Sox, the Dodgers and the Mets. He was a career .283 hitter with 1,741 hits, 331 home runs and 1,071 RBI. His best season was 2018: a .330 batting average, 43 home runs and 130 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2011 to 2024
J.D. Martinez led MLB in RBI (2018); finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.
Championships
- 2018 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
All-time career rank
- 124th in home runs (331)
- 214th in rbi (1,071)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 2014 (9th), 2018 (2nd)
- Home Runs: 2017 (3rd), 2018 (2nd)
- RBI: 2015 (10th), 2018 (1st)
- Hits: 2018 (3rd)
- OPS: 2017 (2nd), 2018 (3rd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on J.D. Martinez
Playoff series
J.D. Martinez played 11 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 4 series — 1 won, 3 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  MIL | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | PHI | Won 3-1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | LAD | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | ARI | Lost 0-3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
J.D. Martinez against each club
- vs New York Yankees (25)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (20)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (19)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (18)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (18)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (18)
- vs Chicago Cubs (16)
- vs San Francisco Giants (16)
- vs San Diego Padres (15)
- vs Washington Nationals (15)
- vs Atlanta Braves (14)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (14)
- vs Miami Marlins (14)
- vs Colorado Rockies (13)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (13)
- vs Chicago White Sox (12)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (12)
- vs Minnesota Twins (12)
- vs Seattle Mariners (12)
- vs Houston Astros (11)
- vs Texas Rangers (11)
- vs Kansas City Royals (10)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (10)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (9)
- vs Detroit Tigers (9)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (9)
- vs Athletics (8)
- vs New York Mets (6)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (4)
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- Jose AbreuAlike in Batting Average, RBI, On-Base %78out of 100 on profile similarity
- Josh HamiltonAlike in Slugging %, On-Base %, Home Runs76out of 100 on profile similarity
- Nelson CruzAlike in RBI, Slugging %, On-Base %75out of 100 on profile similarity
- Rafael DeversSFAlike in RBI, On-Base %, Slugging %74out of 100 on profile similarity
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