Marty Martinez was born on Saturday, August 23, 1941, in Havana, Cuba. Martinez was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1962, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Marty Martinez baseball stats page.
"He (Marty Martinez) was a big part of my development, throughout the minor leagues. I remember his passion for helping young players. He was almost like a father figure to many of the Latin players, and anyone who played in the infield. They were all like his sons. He took his work very personally and very serious." - Edgar Martinez in The Seattle Times (Larry Stone, 03/19/2007)
Marty MartinezMarty Martinez Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#126 | Checklist) |
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Marty MartinezMarty Martinez Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1969 | 28 | Astros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
1 Year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Marty MartinezMarty Martinez Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1962 | 21 | Twins | 37 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .278 |
1967 | 26 | Braves | 44 | 73 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .288 | .384 | .342 |
1968 | 27 | Braves | 113 | 356 | 34 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .230 | .291 | .261 |
1969 | 28 | Astros | 78 | 198 | 14 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .308 | .340 | .374 |
1970 | 29 | Astros | 75 | 150 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .220 | .264 | .240 |
1971 | 30 | Astros | 32 | 62 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .258 | .292 | .339 |
1972 | 31 | Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 |
1972 | 31 | Athletics | 22 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .186 | .125 |
1972 | 31 | Rangers | 26 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .146 | .182 | .220 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 436 | 945 | 97 | 230 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 70 | 6 | 107 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 24 | .243 | .296 | .287 |
Marty MartinezMarty Martinez Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1962 Twins | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1962 Twins | SS | 11 | 6 | 180 | 25 | 2.3 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 3.45 |
1967 Braves | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
1967 Braves | 2B | 9 | 0 | 78 | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.77 |
1967 Braves | 3B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1967 Braves | C | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1967 Braves | SS | 25 | 17 | 510 | 113 | 4.5 | 104 | 36 | 68 | 9 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 5.51 |
1968 Braves | 2B | 16 | 13 | 360 | 68 | 4.3 | 67 | 21 | 46 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 5.03 |
1968 Braves | 3B | 37 | 31 | 861 | 88 | 2.4 | 83 | 23 | 60 | 5 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 2.60 |
1968 Braves | C | 14 | 6 | 241 | 48 | 3.4 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .979 | 5.27 |
1968 Braves | SS | 54 | 49 | 1,293 | 247 | 4.6 | 236 | 85 | 151 | 11 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 4.93 |
1969 Astros | 2B | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1969 Astros | 3B | 15 | 8 | 252 | 33 | 2.2 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 3.21 |
1969 Astros | C | 7 | 4 | 105 | 30 | 4.3 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .900 | 6.94 |
1969 Astros | LF | 21 | 21 | 444 | 22 | 1.0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.34 |
1969 Astros | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1969 Astros | SS | 17 | 16 | 366 | 67 | 3.9 | 62 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 4.57 |
1970 Astros | 2B | 4 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.54 |
1970 Astros | 3B | 10 | 6 | 171 | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.68 |
1970 Astros | C | 6 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 2.2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 7.20 |
1970 Astros | SS | 29 | 16 | 546 | 99 | 3.4 | 98 | 34 | 64 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 4.85 |
1971 Astros | 1B | 4 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 6.0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
1971 Astros | 2B | 9 | 4 | 150 | 31 | 3.4 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 5.40 |
1971 Astros | 3B | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1971 Astros | SS | 7 | 4 | 126 | 22 | 3.1 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.71 |
1972 Cardinals | 2B | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
1972 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1972 Cardinals | SS | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1972 Athletics | 2B | 17 | 4 | 198 | 36 | 2.1 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 4.64 |
1972 Athletics | 3B | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1972 Athletics | SS | 6 | 4 | 120 | 34 | 5.7 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 7.20 |
1972 Rangers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1972 Rangers | 3B | 4 | 3 | 81 | 11 | 2.8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 3.00 |
1972 Rangers | SS | 5 | 4 | 102 | 18 | 3.6 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 4.50 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 157 | 116 | 3,258 | 626 | 4.0 | 595 | 209 | 386 | 31 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 4.93 | |
3B Totals | 74 | 48 | 1,419 | 157 | 2.1 | 147 | 39 | 108 | 10 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 2.80 | |
2B Totals | 59 | 22 | 858 | 157 | 2.7 | 153 | 68 | 85 | 4 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 4.81 | |
C Totals | 30 | 12 | 397 | 93 | 3.1 | 88 | 78 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .946 | 5.98 | |
LF Totals | 21 | 21 | 444 | 22 | 1.0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.34 | |
1B Totals | 5 | 2 | 57 | 26 | 5.2 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.32 | |
P Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
7 Years | 347 | 221 | 6,435 | 1,081 | 3.1 | 1,031 | 439 | 592 | 50 | 97 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .954 | 4.33 |
Marty MartinezMarty Martinez Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1962 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 29 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1967 Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.6 | 14.6 | - | - | - |
1968 Braves | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.7 | 29.7 | - | - | - |
1969 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.4 | 13.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1970 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 39 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
1971 Astros | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.3 | 15.5 | - | - | - |
1972 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
1972 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.7 | 40.0 | - | - | - |
1972 Rangers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 7 | 8 | .467 | 97 | 48 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Marty MartinezMarty Martinez Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1962 Minnesota Twins | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 Atlanta Braves | 2 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Atlanta Braves | 2 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Houston Astros | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 Houston Astros | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Houston Astros | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 Oakland Athletics | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 Texas Rangers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
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