Victor Martinez
Bats B Throws R6'2" 235 lbBorn 1978 Ciudad Bolivar, VenezuelaDebut 2002Team DET5x All-Star
Awards: Silver Slugger x2
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2018 | DET | 133 | 508 | 32 | 117 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 0.251 | 0.297 | 0.353 | 0.651 | 73.3 |
| 2017 | DET | 107 | 435 | 38 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 36 | 63 | 0.255 | 0.324 | 0.372 | 0.697 | 83.5 |
| 2016 | DET | 154 | 610 | 65 | 160 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 86 | 0 | 50 | 90 | 0.289 | 0.351 | 0.476 | 0.826 | 119.3 |
| 2015 | DET | 120 | 485 | 39 | 108 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 31 | 52 | 0.245 | 0.301 | 0.366 | 0.667 | 80.8 |
| 2014 | DET | 151 | 641 | 87 | 188 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 103 | 3 | 70 | 42 | 0.335 | 0.409 | 0.565 | 0.974 | 164.9 |
| 2013 | DET | 159 | 668 | 68 | 182 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 54 | 62 | 0.301 | 0.355 | 0.430 | 0.785 | 108.7 |
| 2011 | DET | 145 | 595 | 76 | 178 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 103 | 1 | 46 | 51 | 0.330 | 0.380 | 0.470 | 0.850 | 129.7 |
| 2010 | BOS | 127 | 538 | 64 | 149 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 40 | 52 | 0.302 | 0.351 | 0.493 | 0.844 | 121.1 |
| 2009 | BOS | 155 | 672 | 88 | 178 | 33 | 1 | 23 | 108 | 1 | 75 | 74 | 0.303 | 0.381 | 0.480 | 0.861 | 127.2 |
| 2008 | CLE | 73 | 294 | 30 | 74 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 0.278 | 0.337 | 0.365 | 0.701 | 86.7 |
| 2007 | CLE | 147 | 645 | 78 | 169 | 40 | 0 | 25 | 114 | 0 | 62 | 76 | 0.301 | 0.374 | 0.505 | 0.879 | 125.0 |
| 2006 | CLE | 153 | 652 | 82 | 181 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 93 | 0 | 71 | 78 | 0.316 | 0.391 | 0.465 | 0.856 | 122.1 |
| 2005 | CLE | 147 | 622 | 73 | 167 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 63 | 78 | 0.305 | 0.378 | 0.475 | 0.853 | 129.9 |
| 2004 | CLE | 141 | 591 | 77 | 147 | 38 | 1 | 23 | 108 | 0 | 60 | 69 | 0.283 | 0.359 | 0.492 | 0.851 | 122.4 |
| 2003 | CLE | 49 | 174 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 0.289 | 0.345 | 0.333 | 0.678 | 88.2 |
| 2002 | CLE | 12 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.281 | 0.333 | 0.406 | 0.740 | 98.6 |
| Career | | 1973 | 8166 | 914 | 2153 | 423 | 3 | 246 | 1178 | 7 | 730 | 891 | 0.295 | 0.360 | 0.455 | 0.815 | 116.3 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2018 | 508 | 87.8 | 14.1 | 5.2 | 30.6 | 14.3 | 31.9 | 0.266 | 0.406 | 0.313 | 23.2 |
| 2017 | 435 | 88.7 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 34.5 | 16.0 | 26.2 | 0.264 | 0.440 | 0.334 | 22.6 |
| 2016 | 610 | 90.0 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 42.1 | 17.2 | 30.4 | 0.286 | 0.506 | 0.364 | 22.6 |
| 2015 | 485 | 87.7 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 33.2 | 13.7 | 31.3 | 0.270 | 0.437 | 0.330 | 22.4 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2018 | DET | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2016 | DET | 1B | 5 | 44 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2015 | DET | 1B | 10 | 86 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0.989 | -0.3 |
| 2014 | DET | 1B | 35 | 284 | 251 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 0.989 | |
| 2014 | DET | C | 2 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.926 | |
| 2013 | DET | 1B | 11 | 97 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 2013 | DET | C | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2011 | DET | C | 26 | 219 | 141 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0.988 | |
| 2011 | DET | 1B | 6 | 52 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 2010 | BOS | C | 110 | 904 | 778 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 0.993 | |
| 2010 | BOS | 1B | 14 | 106 | 95 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0.982 | |
| 2009 | BOS | C | 85 | 687 | 500 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0.992 | |
| 2009 | BOS | 1B | 70 | 575 | 508 | 20 | 3 | 55 | 0.994 | |
| 2008 | CLE | C | 55 | 447 | 328 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0.991 | |
| 2008 | CLE | 1B | 10 | 82 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.989 | |
| 2007 | CLE | C | 121 | 1043 | 779 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 0.995 | |
| 2007 | CLE | 1B | 30 | 221 | 187 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 0.995 | |
| 2006 | CLE | C | 133 | 1110 | 753 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 0.990 | |
| 2006 | CLE | 1B | 22 | 166 | 149 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | |
| 2005 | CLE | C | 142 | 1233 | 904 | 58 | 5 | 6 | 0.995 | |
| 2004 | CLE | C | 132 | 1108 | 865 | 61 | 6 | 11 | 0.994 | |
| 2003 | CLE | C | 40 | 342 | 231 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0.996 | |
| 2002 | CLE | C | 9 | 69 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.983 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2008 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Bat | 25 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.300 | 0.800 |
| 2003 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Bat | 314 | 7 HR, 3 SB | 0.328 | 0.869 |
| 2002 | AA | Akron Aeros | Bat | 515 | 22 HR, 3 SB | 0.336 | 0.993 |
| 2001 | A+ | Kinston Indians | Bat | 470 | 10 HR, 3 SB | 0.329 | 0.882 |
| 2000 | A+ | Kinston Indians | Bat | 99 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.217 | 0.614 |
| 2000 | A | Columbus Red Stixx | Bat | 84 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.371 | 1.066 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2018 | 0.308 | 0.293 | 0.274 | 0.322 |
| 2017 | 0.296 | 0.328 | 0.299 | 0.342 |
| 2016 | 0.357 | 0.359 | 0.324 | 0.393 |
| 2015 | 0.371 | 0.267 | 0.289 | 0.287 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.750 | 1.083 |
| 2013 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.405 | 0.432 | 0.571 | 1.003 |
| 2011 | 11 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0.250 | 0.348 | 0.450 | 0.798 |
| 2009 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.182 | 0.250 | 0.182 | 0.432 |
| 2007 | 11 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.318 | 0.388 | 0.500 | 0.888 |
| Career | 39 | 149 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0.315 | 0.374 | 0.503 | 0.878 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | DET | $18,000,000 |
| 2015 | DET | $14,000,000 |
| 2014 | DET | $12,000,000 |
| 2013 | DET | $13,000,000 |
| 2012 | DET | $13,000,000 |
| 2011 | DET | $12,000,000 |
| 2010 | BOS | $7,700,000 |
| 2009 | CLE | $5,900,000 |
| 2008 | CLE | $4,450,000 |
| 2007 | CLE | $3,200,000 |
| 2006 | CLE | $1,000,000 |
| 2005 | CLE | $372,100 |
| 2004 | CLE | $304,500 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.