Tippy Martinez stats

Last played for the Minnesota Twins, 1988

Relief Pitcher

Age 76 · 5' 10"

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Tippy Martinez played 14 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
546
W
55
L
42
ERA
3.45
IP
834.0
K
632
BB
425
WHIP
1.39

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1974NYY10004.2612.21091.82
1975NYY23122.6837.020321.59
1976NYY/BAL39512.3369.245421.32
1977BAL41512.7050.029271.48
1978BAL42334.8369.057401.70
1979BAL391032.8878.061311.15
1980BAL53443.0180.268341.28
1981BAL37332.9059.050321.36
1982BAL76883.4195.078371.24
1983BAL65932.35103.181371.09
1984BAL55493.9189.272511.55
1985BAL49335.4070.047371.53
1986BAL14025.6316.011121.88
1988MIN30018.004.0343.00

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
8
W
1
L
0
ERA
1.80
IP
10.0
K
6
BB
3
WHIP
1.40

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
6.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1974NYY0007.10000
1975NYY0004.90000
1976NYY/BAL0005.80000
1977BAL0005.20000
1978BAL0007.40000
1979BAL0007.00000
1980BAL0007.60000
1981BAL0007.60000
1982BAL0007.40000
1983BAL0007.10000
1984BAL0007.20000
1985BAL0006.00000
1986BAL0006.20000
1988MIN0006.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
76 yearsMay 31, 1950
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
La Junta, CO
College
Colorado State

What were Tippy Martinez's career stats?

Tippy Martinez played 14 seasons for the Yankees, the Orioles and the Twins. He had 55 wins and 632 strikeouts with a 3.45 ERA over 834.0 innings. His best season was 1979: 10 wins, a 2.88 ERA and 61 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1974 to 1988

Tippy Martinez finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 141st in saves (115)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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