Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1974
- College
- Colorado State
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1974
- College
- Colorado State
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NYY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 12.2 | 10 | 9 | 1.82 |
| 1975 | NYY | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2.68 | 37.0 | 20 | 32 | 1.59 |
| 1976 |  NYY/BAL | 39 | 5 | 1 | 2.33 | 69.2 | 45 | 42 | 1.32 |
| 1977 | BAL | 41 | 5 | 1 | 2.70 | 50.0 | 29 | 27 | 1.48 |
| 1978 | BAL | 42 | 3 | 3 | 4.83 | 69.0 | 57 | 40 | 1.70 |
| 1979 | BAL | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2.88 | 78.0 | 61 | 31 | 1.15 |
| 1980 | BAL | 53 | 4 | 4 | 3.01 | 80.2 | 68 | 34 | 1.28 |
| 1981 | BAL | 37 | 3 | 3 | 2.90 | 59.0 | 50 | 32 | 1.36 |
| 1982 | BAL | 76 | 8 | 8 | 3.41 | 95.0 | 78 | 37 | 1.24 |
| 1983 | BAL | 65 | 9 | 3 | 2.35 | 103.1 | 81 | 37 | 1.09 |
| 1984 | BAL | 55 | 4 | 9 | 3.91 | 89.2 | 72 | 51 | 1.55 |
| 1985 | BAL | 49 | 3 | 3 | 5.40 | 70.0 | 47 | 37 | 1.53 |
| 1986 | BAL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5.63 | 16.0 | 11 | 12 | 1.88 |
| 1988 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.00 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY/BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 1983 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
All-time career rank
- 141st in saves (115)
Among the 8,948 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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