Tippy Martinez Career Pitching Summary

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.

Tippy Martinez Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Tippy Martinez.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Tippy Martinez
    NameTippy Martinez
    Date of BirthMay 31, 1950
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1974

    📊 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:

    GS2 (MLB Rank: 6,214)
    GF320 (MLB Rank: 105)
    W55 (MLB Rank: 1,332)
    L42 (MLB Rank: 1,847)
    SV115 (MLB Rank: 138)
    ERA3.45 (MLB Rank: 2,361)
    IP834 (MLB Rank: 1,589)
    SO632 (MLB Rank: 1,184)
    BB425 (MLB Rank: 1,025)
    H732 (MLB Rank: 1,802)
    HR53 (MLB Rank: 1,919)
    SO96.82 (MLB Rank: 2,909)
    BB94.59 (MLB Rank: 3,572)
    H97.9 (MLB Rank: 10,006)
    HR90.57 (MLB Rank: 6,889)
    WHIP1.387 (MLB Rank: 7,630)
    WAR8.5 (MLB Rank: 1,436)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1988)

    In his final season (1988), Tippy Martinez recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF2
    W0
    ERA18
    IP4
    SO3
    BB4
    H8
    HR1
    SO96.75
    BB99
    H918
    HR92.25
    WHIP3
    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

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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