Tippy Martinez played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1988, appearing in 546 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 55 W and 42 L, an ERA of 3.45, 632 SO, a WHIP of 1.387, and a WAR of 8.5.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Tippy Martinez |
Date of Birth | May 31, 1950 |
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MLB Debut | 1974 |
📊 Career Summary
Tippy Martinez appeared in 546 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1974 to 1988. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 2 (MLB Rank: 6,214) |
GF | 320 (MLB Rank: 105) |
W | 55 (MLB Rank: 1,332) |
L | 42 (MLB Rank: 1,847) |
SV | 115 (MLB Rank: 138) |
ERA | 3.45 (MLB Rank: 2,361) |
IP | 834 (MLB Rank: 1,589) |
SO | 632 (MLB Rank: 1,184) |
BB | 425 (MLB Rank: 1,025) |
H | 732 (MLB Rank: 1,802) |
HR | 53 (MLB Rank: 1,919) |
SO9 | 6.82 (MLB Rank: 2,909) |
BB9 | 4.59 (MLB Rank: 3,572) |
H9 | 7.9 (MLB Rank: 10,006) |
HR9 | 0.57 (MLB Rank: 6,889) |
WHIP | 1.387 (MLB Rank: 7,630) |
WAR | 8.5 (MLB Rank: 1,436) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1988)
In his final season (1988), Tippy Martinez recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 2 |
W | 0 |
ERA | 18 |
IP | 4 |
SO | 3 |
BB | 4 |
H | 8 |
HR | 1 |
SO9 | 6.75 |
BB9 | 9 |
H9 | 18 |
HR9 | 2.25 |
WHIP | 3 |
WAR | −0.3 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1979, 10 W
- Most SO: 1983, 81 SO
- Most IP: 1983, 103.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1983, 3.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1976, 2.34 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Tippy Martinez appeared in 8 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.78, pitched 10.1 IP, struck out 6 batters, with 1 W and 0 L.
Tippy Martinez 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12.2 | -0.1 | 1.816 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 86 | 3.37 | 7.1 | 1.11 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 60 |
1975 | 1 | 2 | 2.68 | 0.333 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 0.4 | 1.595 | 2 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 140 | 4.88 | 4.9 | 0.63 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 167 |
1976 | 5 | 1 | 2.33 | 0.833 | 10 | 45 | 69.2 | 1.8 | 1.321 | 1 | 50 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 146 | 3.38 | 5.8 | 1.07 | 0 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 287 |
1977 | 5 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.833 | 9 | 29 | 50 | 1.1 | 1.48 | 2 | 47 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 141 | 3.72 | 5.2 | 1.07 | 0 | 41 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 210 |
1978 | 3 | 3 | 4.83 | 0.5 | 5 | 57 | 69 | -1.3 | 1.696 | 4 | 77 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 73 | 3.47 | 7.4 | 1.43 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 10 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 318 |
1979 | 10 | 3 | 2.88 | 0.769 | 3 | 61 | 78 | 1 | 1.154 | 0 | 59 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 140 | 2.4 | 7 | 1.97 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 318 |
1980 | 4 | 4 | 3.01 | 0.5 | 10 | 68 | 80.2 | 1.6 | 1.277 | 5 | 69 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 132 | 3.17 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 329 |
1981 | 3 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 11 | 50 | 59 | 1.2 | 1.356 | 4 | 48 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 126 | 3.41 | 7.6 | 1.56 | 0 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 248 |
1982 | 8 | 8 | 3.41 | 0.5 | 16 | 78 | 95 | 1.3 | 1.242 | 6 | 81 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 119 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 2.11 | 0 | 76 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 389 |
1983 | 9 | 3 | 2.35 | 0.75 | 21 | 81 | 103.1 | 3.3 | 1.094 | 10 | 76 | 37 | 30 | 27 | 169 | 3.52 | 7.1 | 2.19 | 0 | 65 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 406 |
1984 | 4 | 9 | 3.91 | 0.308 | 17 | 72 | 89.2 | -0.1 | 1.55 | 9 | 88 | 51 | 42 | 39 | 100 | 4.17 | 7.2 | 1.41 | 0 | 55 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 402 |
1985 | 3 | 3 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 4 | 47 | 70 | -1.3 | 1.529 | 8 | 70 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 75 | 4.41 | 6 | 1.27 | 0 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 312 |
1986 | 0 | 2 | 5.63 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | -0.1 | 1.875 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 4.46 | 6.2 | 0.92 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
1988 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -0.3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 8.27 | 6.8 | 0.75 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |