Dennis Martínez played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1998, appearing in 692 games over 23 seasons. He recorded a total of 245 W and 193 L, an ERA of 3.7, 2,149 SO, a WHIP of 1.266, and a WAR of 49.3.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Dennis Martínez |
Date of Birth | May 14, 1954 |
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MLB Debut | 1976 |
📊 Career Summary
Dennis Martínez appeared in 692 games over 23 MLB seasons from 1976 to 1998. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 562 (MLB Rank: 26) |
GF | 51 (MLB Rank: 1,630) |
W | 245 (MLB Rank: 55) |
L | 193 (MLB Rank: 51) |
SV | 8 (MLB Rank: 1,456) |
ERA | 3.7 (MLB Rank: 3,109) |
IP | 3999.2 (MLB Rank: 41) |
SHO | 30 (MLB Rank: 111) |
CG | 122 (MLB Rank: 319) |
SO | 2,149 (MLB Rank: 73) |
BB | 1165 (MLB Rank: 60) |
H | 3,897 (MLB Rank: 46) |
HR | 372 (MLB Rank: 23) |
SO9 | 4.84 (MLB Rank: 5,744) |
BB9 | 2.62 (MLB Rank: 9,518) |
H9 | 8.77 (MLB Rank: 8,028) |
HR9 | 0.84 (MLB Rank: 5,093) |
WHIP | 1.266 (MLB Rank: 9,824) |
WAR | 49.3 (MLB Rank: 109) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1998)
In his final season (1998), Dennis Martínez recorded the following stats:
GS | 5 |
GF | 11 |
W | 4 |
L | 6 |
SV | 2 |
ERA | 4.45 |
IP | 91 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 1 |
SO | 62 |
BB | 19 |
H | 109 |
HR | 8 |
SO9 | 6.13 |
BB9 | 1.88 |
H9 | 10.78 |
HR9 | 0.79 |
WHIP | 1.407 |
WAR | −1.0 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1978, 16 W
- Most SO: 1990, 156 SO
- Most IP: 1979, 292.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1991, 5.8 WAR
- Best ERA: 1991, 2.39 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Dennis Martínez appeared in 12 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.4, pitched 42.4 IP, struck out 18 batters, with 2 W and 2 L.
Dennis Martínez Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | 1 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.333 | 0 | 18 | 27.2 | 0.7 | 1.12 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 128 | 2.67 | 5.9 | 2.25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 106 |
1977 | 14 | 7 | 4.1 | 0.667 | 4 | 107 | 166.2 | 0 | 1.326 | 10 | 157 | 64 | 86 | 76 | 93 | 3.53 | 5.8 | 1.67 | 13 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 709 |
1978 | 16 | 11 | 3.52 | 0.593 | 0 | 142 | 276.1 | 2.5 | 1.267 | 20 | 257 | 93 | 121 | 108 | 100 | 3.54 | 4.6 | 1.53 | 38 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1140 |
1979 | 15 | 16 | 3.66 | 0.484 | 0 | 132 | 292.1 | 3.7 | 1.221 | 28 | 279 | 78 | 129 | 119 | 110 | 3.88 | 4.1 | 1.69 | 39 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1206 |
1980 | 6 | 4 | 3.97 | 0.6 | 1 | 42 | 99.2 | 1.2 | 1.475 | 12 | 103 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 100 | 4.86 | 3.8 | 0.95 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 428 |
1981 | 14 | 5 | 3.32 | 0.737 | 0 | 88 | 179 | 1.7 | 1.313 | 10 | 173 | 62 | 84 | 66 | 110 | 3.42 | 4.4 | 1.42 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 753 |
1982 | 16 | 12 | 4.21 | 0.571 | 0 | 111 | 252 | 2 | 1.385 | 30 | 262 | 87 | 123 | 118 | 96 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.28 | 39 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1093 |
1983 | 7 | 16 | 5.53 | 0.304 | 0 | 71 | 153 | -1.8 | 1.66 | 21 | 209 | 45 | 108 | 94 | 72 | 4.53 | 4.2 | 1.58 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 688 |
1984 | 6 | 9 | 5.02 | 0.4 | 0 | 77 | 141.2 | -0.5 | 1.285 | 26 | 145 | 37 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 4.96 | 4.9 | 2.08 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 599 |
1985 | 13 | 11 | 5.15 | 0.542 | 0 | 68 | 180 | 0 | 1.478 | 29 | 203 | 63 | 110 | 103 | 78 | 5.22 | 3.4 | 1.08 | 31 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 789 |
1986 | 3 | 6 | 4.73 | 0.333 | 0 | 65 | 104.2 | 0.5 | 1.376 | 11 | 114 | 30 | 57 | 55 | 80 | 3.84 | 5.6 | 2.17 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 449 |
1987 | 11 | 4 | 3.3 | 0.733 | 0 | 84 | 144.2 | 3.8 | 1.196 | 9 | 133 | 40 | 59 | 53 | 128 | 3.47 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 599 |
1988 | 15 | 13 | 2.72 | 0.536 | 0 | 120 | 235.1 | 3 | 1.147 | 21 | 215 | 55 | 94 | 71 | 133 | 3.69 | 4.6 | 2.18 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 968 |
1989 | 16 | 7 | 3.18 | 0.696 | 0 | 142 | 232 | 4.7 | 1.19 | 21 | 227 | 49 | 88 | 82 | 111 | 3.44 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 33 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 950 |
1990 | 10 | 11 | 2.95 | 0.476 | 0 | 156 | 226 | 4.7 | 1.062 | 16 | 191 | 49 | 80 | 74 | 124 | 3.08 | 6.2 | 3.18 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 908 |
1991 | 14 | 11 | 2.39 | 0.56 | 0 | 123 | 222 | 5.8 | 1.122 | 9 | 187 | 62 | 70 | 59 | 153 | 3.17 | 5 | 1.98 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 905 |
1992 | 16 | 11 | 2.47 | 0.593 | 0 | 147 | 226.1 | 4.7 | 1.025 | 12 | 172 | 60 | 75 | 62 | 141 | 3.09 | 5.8 | 2.45 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 900 |
1993 | 15 | 9 | 3.85 | 0.625 | 1 | 138 | 224.2 | 2.9 | 1.224 | 27 | 211 | 64 | 110 | 96 | 109 | 4.32 | 5.5 | 2.16 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 945 |
1994 | 11 | 6 | 3.52 | 0.647 | 0 | 92 | 176.2 | 4.6 | 1.189 | 14 | 166 | 44 | 75 | 69 | 133 | 3.99 | 4.7 | 2.09 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 730 |
1995 | 12 | 5 | 3.08 | 0.706 | 0 | 99 | 187 | 5.7 | 1.176 | 17 | 174 | 46 | 71 | 64 | 152 | 4.16 | 4.8 | 2.15 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 771 |