Victor Martinez stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 2018

Designated Hitter · #41

Age 47 · 6' 2"

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Victor Martinez played 16 MLB seasons, 2002 to 2018.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,973
AB
7,297
R
914
H
2,153
HR
246
RBI
1,178
SB
7
AVG
.295

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.

Standard by season
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.
2002CLE123229150.281
2003CLE4915915461161.289
2004CLE14152077147231080.283
2005CLE1475477316720800.305
2006CLE1535728218116930.316
2007CLE14756278169251140.301
2008CLE7326630742350.278
2009CLE/BOS15558888178231081.303
2010BOS1274936414920791.302
2011DET14554076178121031.330
2013DET1596056818214830.301
2014DET15156187188321033.335
2015DET1204403910811640.245
2016DET1545536516027860.289
2017DET1073923810010470.255
2018DET133467321179540.251

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
39
AB
149
R
22
H
47
HR
6
RBI
22
SB
0
AVG
.315

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,166
TB
3,320
XBH
672
HBP
53
IBB
119
GIDP
264
P/PA
3.84

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.

Expanded by season
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.
2002CLE361320013.9
2003CLE1745351083.6
2004CLE59125662511163.7
2005CLE6222605359163.8
2006CLE6522665338273.7
2007CLE645284651012193.8
2008CLE294971914123.8
2009CLE/BOS6722825733174.1
2010BOS5382435305173.9
2011DET5952545226203.8
2013DET66826050110233.9
2014DET64131765428174.0
2015DET4851613178183.9
2016DET6102634948193.8
2017DET4351462653153.8
2018DET5081653024193.8

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
29.5
RC
1,146.2
RC/27
5.60
ISOP
.160
SECA
.260
BB/K
0.82
AB/HR
29.7
GO/FO
0.80

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
2002CLE0.04.44.7.1250.21.5320
2003CLE0.316.73.7.0440.10.61590
2004CLE3.4896.1.2100.30.922.60.7
2005CLE4.895.76.4.1700.30.827.40.9
2006CLE2.598.26.3.1490.30.935.80.8
2007CLE4.0102.96.6.2050.30.822.50.8
2008CLE0.430.84.0860.20.81330.9
2009CLE/BOS3.2105.56.6.1770.31.025.60.8
2010BOS3.380.65.9.1910.30.824.70.7
2011DET2.991.36.3.1410.20.9450.8
2013DET1.287.45.2.1290.20.943.20.8
2014DET5.3121.98.3.2300.41.717.50.7
2015DET-1.645.43.4.1200.20.6400.7
2016DET1.687.45.7.1860.30.620.50.6
2017DET-0.645.13.9.1170.20.639.20.8
2018DET-1.245.23.2.1030.20.751.90.7

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
47 yearsDec 23, 1978
Height
6' 2"
Debut
2002
Birthplace
Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
AL Silver Slugger
2014

Latest performance

Victor Martinez

Sep 22 · vs KC · W 5-4

AB
1
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
0
AVG
.251

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sat, Sep 22vsKCW 5-410100
Fri, Sep 21vsKCL 4-340100
Thu, Sep 20vsKCW 11-851201
Tue, Sep 18vsMINL 5-340100
Mon, Sep 17vsMINL 6-130000
Sat, Sep 15atCLEL 15-010000

What were Victor Martinez's career stats?

Victor Martinez played 16 seasons for the Guardians, the Red Sox and the Tigers. He was a career .295 hitter with 2,153 hits, 246 home runs and 1,178 RBI. His best season was 2014: a .335 batting average, 32 home runs and 103 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2002 to 2018

Victor Martinez finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 265th in home runs (246)
  • 207th in hits (2,153)
  • 155th in rbi (1,178)

Among the 10,544 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.

More on Victor Martinez

Playoff series

Victor Martinez played 39 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 8 series — 3 won, 5 lost.

Victor Martinez's line in each playoff series
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.
2014BALLost 0-3312413
2013ATHWon 3-2520912
2013BOSLost 2-4622803
2011NYYWon 3-2518413
2011TEXLost 2-4622612
2009LAALost 0-3311202
2007NYYWon 3-1417614
2007BOSLost 3-4727813

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Victor Martinez’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.