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Victor
Martinez		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 175
 
Born: December 23, 1978 in Venezuela, , CIUDAD BO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2006    2010   
All-Star Selections 2006    2008   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   7 7 8 6 1 2 4 5 5 6 4 5 8 8 8
2005 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 3 4 4 5 5 6 4 5 8 8 8
2006 27 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   7 7 8 7 4 5 4 5 5 6 4 5 8 8 8
2007 28 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   7 7 7 7 4 5 4 6 5 6 4 5 8 8 8
2008 29 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   7 7 7 7 4 5 4 6 5 5 3 4 7 7 7
2009 30 CLE AL $ 4,900,000   6 6 6 7 4 5 3 5 5 5 3 4 7 7 7
2010 31 CLE AL $ 4,900,000   6 6 6 7 4 5 3 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 7
2011 32 CLE AL $ 4,900,000   6 6 6 6 2 4 3 5 5 5 3 4 7 7 7
2012 33 CLE AL $ 4,900,000   6 6 6 6 2 4 3 5 5 5 3 4 7 7 7
2013 34 PHI NL $ 600,000   5 5 5 6 2 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
2014 35 PHI NL $ 600,000   3 3 3 5 1 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 5 1 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,900,000   7 7 8 7 4 5 4 6 5 6 4 5 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 25 CLE AL 140 505 71 159 20 2 4 66 2 0 54 52 .315 .381 .386 .767 71.7 12.1
2005 26 CLE AL 144 535 86 155 19 2 10 61 1 0 49 43 .290 .351 .389 .740 67.7 10.5
2006 27 CLE AL 141 530 62 151 14 1 15 69 0 0 38 52 .285 .335 .400 .735 66.9 9.9
2007 28 CLE AL 134 488 71 139 17 1 10 56 0 3 40 39 .285 .335 .385 .720 62.4 10.0
2008 29 CLE AL 125 460 72 155 37 0 15 88 0 0 33 49 .337 .383 .515 .898 82.3 15.9
2009 30 CLE AL 136 497 57 131 19 1 15 76 0 0 36 79 .264 .314 .396 .710 60.5 5.6
2010 31 CLE AL 134 461 73 140 23 3 16 76 2 1 36 72 .304 .357 .471 .827 71.9 11.8
2011 32 CLE AL 133 451 50 112 24 0 8 57 0 0 38 99 .248 .310 .355 .665 47.9 5.7
2012 33 CLE AL 83 236 24 60 9 1 3 31 1 1 16 42 .254 .305 .339 .644 25.1 2.4
2013 34 PHI NL 80 242 33 60 16 0 3 21 1 0 24 60 .248 .317 .351 .668 27.2 3.5
10 Years Sim 1250 4405 599 1262 198 11 99 601 7 5 364 587 .286 .342 .404 .746 583.6 87.6
162 Game Average 570 77 163 25 1 12 77 0 0 47 76 .286 .342 .404 .746 75.6  
Career Highs 144 535 86 159 37 3 16 88 2 3 54 99 .337 .383 .515 .898 82.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3096 413 887 159 9 38 381 4 5 239 403 .286 .339 .380 .720 387.4
vs LH   1309 186 375 39 2 61 220 3 0 125 184 .286 .349 .459 .808 207.9
Home 620 2173 284 631 94 8 49 292 5 3 159 301 .290 .339 .409 .748 292.5
Away 630 2232 315 631 104 3 50 309 2 2 205 286 .283 .344 .399 .744 302.7
RISP   1153 0 333 62 2 28 483 0 0 113 156 .289 .350 .419 .769 167.2
Pinch Hitting   94 7 30 3 0 1 12 0 0 7 8 .319 .366 .383 .749 12.8
Close/Late   557 73 160 25 3 5 47 0 0 47 88 .287 .343 .370 .713 69.7
Mar/Apr 194 679 97 194 34 1 17 100 1 0 61 84 .286 .345 .414 .759 95.4
May 221 782 109 227 38 3 18 112 0 1 67 93 .290 .345 .416 .761 109.6
June 205 721 99 215 40 3 17 103 3 1 59 90 .298 .352 .433 .785 105.6
July 193 676 102 194 28 1 12 72 1 0 62 98 .287 .352 .385 .736 90.0
August 215 771 89 209 25 2 16 98 1 3 60 116 .271 .325 .371 .696 91.8
Sep/Oct 222 776 103 223 33 1 19 116 1 0 55 106 .287 .335 .406 .741 103.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2004 25 CLE AL C 131 120 1073.0 739 53 3 1 .996 6.64 152 39 .257 3 4.6
2005 26 CLE AL C 138 125 1159.3 887 78 7 2 .993 7.49 176 57 .324 5 6.5
    SS 1 0 7.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.35 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2006 27 CLE AL C 130 126 1146.7 897 69 14 4 .986 7.58 171 47 .275 2 5.7
2007 28 CLE AL C 129 125 1128.3 969 70 5 2 .995 8.29 172 56 .326 4 7.2
2008 29 CLE AL C 123 120 1065.0 980 70 7 3 .993 8.87 143 44 .308 4 7.7
2009 30 CLE AL C 133 127 1142.7 1015 64 7 0 .994 8.50 139 50 .360 2 9.7
2010 31 CLE AL C 129 126 1127.0 987 49 8 2 .992 8.27 137 36 .263 4 7.0
2011 32 CLE AL C 128 124 1098.0 1137 47 5 0 .996 9.70 69 28 .406 4 9.2
2012 33 CLE AL C 67 49 473.7 405 19 0 1 1.000 8.06 45 12 .267 2 3.1
2013 34 PHI NL C 66 65 582.3 475 29 9 1 .982 7.79 66 17 .258 3 2.6
  C 1174 1107 9996.0 8491 548 65 16 .993 8.14 1270 386 .304 33 63.3
  SS 1 0 7.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.35 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1175 1107 10003.6 8491 550 65 16 .993 8.13 1270 386 .304 33 63.3
Career Highs   139 127 1167.0 1137 80 14 4 1.000 9.70 176 57 .406 5  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2006 27 CLE AL 17 64 11 19 3 0 0 5 0 1 10 7 .297 .392 .344 .736
2007 28 CLE AL 7 26 6 10 2 0 1 7 0 0 1 2 .385 .429 .577 1.005
2008 29 CLE AL 14 50 4 12 3 1 0 6 0 0 2 10 .240 .273 .340 .613
2009 30 CLE AL 4 15 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .267 .467
2010 31 CLE AL 19 76 15 25 5 0 2 14 1 0 4 17 .329 .358 .474 .832
2011 32 CLE AL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 63 237 36 69 14 1 3 33 1 1 17 41 .291 .340 .397 .736
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2008-5-.337
 OPS
2008-9-.898
 Singles
2004-5-133
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 61)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Mitch Maier (959)
  2. Ryan Venezia (957)
  3. Demetrio Vaca (955)
  4. Humberto Cota (949)
  5. Jimmy Rucks (945)
  6. Jason Phillips (926)
  7. Pedro Magana (924)
  8. Gerald Laird (920)
  9. Arnold Layton (915)
  10. Beau Cadiz (906)
History
Had first career hit on 4/5/2004, off Mark Buehrle (CHA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/9/2004, off Darrell May (KCA)
Injured on 6/22/2004 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Detroit on 7/3/2005
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/19/2006
Won World Championship with Cleveland in 2006
1/29/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
6/6/2008: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $4,900,000 per year, for 4 years
Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 7/8/2008
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game
Injured on 7/29/2008 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Detroit on 5/30/2010
Won World Championship with Cleveland in 2010
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/16/2013 to a 2-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Injured on 3/18/2014 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
 
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