Dennis Martinez
[edit] Biography
Born on May 14, 1955 in Granada, Nicaragua, Dennis Martinez (Jose Dennis (Emilia) Martinez) played for the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 23 year career. Martinez broke into the bigs on September 14, 1976 with the Baltimore Orioles, and put up a 4.10 ERA in 166.2 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Dennis Martinez's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1992, when he posted a 2.47 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 147 batters. However, others believe that it was 1989, when he posted a 3.18 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 142 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 2.60
| 18
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 27.2
| 23
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| 42
| 13
| 14
| 7
| 4.10
| 107
| 86
| 76
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 166.2
| 157
| 10
| 64
| 5
| 5
| 8
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| 40
| 38
| 16
| 11
| 3.52
| 142
| 121
| 108
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 276.1
| 257
| 20
| 93
| 4
| 8
| 3
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 40
| 39
| 15
| 16
| 3.66
| 132
| 129
| 119
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 292.1
| 279
| 28
| 78
| 1
| 9
| 1
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 12
| 6
| 4
| 3.97
| 42
| 44
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 99.2
| 103
| 12
| 44
| 6
| 0
| 2
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 24
| 14
| 5
| 3.32
| 88
| 84
| 66
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 179
| 173
| 10
| 62
| 1
| 6
| 2
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| 40
| 39
| 16
| 12
| 4.21
| 111
| 123
| 118
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 252
| 262
| 30
| 87
| 2
| 7
| 7
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 25
| 7
| 16
| 5.53
| 71
| 108
| 94
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 209
| 21
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 34
| 20
| 6
| 9
| 5.02
| 77
| 81
| 79
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 141.2
| 145
| 26
| 37
| 2
| 13
| 5
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| 33
| 31
| 13
| 11
| 5.15
| 68
| 110
| 103
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 180
| 203
| 29
| 63
| 3
| 4
| 9
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 19
| 15
| 3
| 6
| 4.59
| 63
| 52
| 50
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 98
| 103
| 11
| 28
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 2
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.2
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 23
| 15
| 3
| 6
| 4.73
| 65
| 57
| 55
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 104.2
| 114
| 11
| 30
| 4
| 3
| 3
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 22
| 22
| 11
| 4
| 3.30
| 84
| 59
| 53
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 144.2
| 133
| 9
| 40
| 2
| 4
| 6
|
| 1988
| MON
| N
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 13
| 2.72
| 120
| 94
| 71
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 235.1
| 215
| 21
| 55
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| 34
| 33
| 16
| 7
| 3.18
| 142
| 88
| 82
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 232
| 227
| 21
| 49
| 4
| 5
| 7
|
| 1990
| MON
| N
| 32
| 32
| 10
| 11
| 2.95
| 156
| 80
| 74
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 226
| 191
| 16
| 49
| 9
| 1
| 6
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| 31
| 31
| 14
| 11
| 2.39
| 123
| 70
| 59
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 222
| 187
| 9
| 62
| 3
| 3
| 4
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| 32
| 32
| 16
| 11
| 2.47
| 147
| 75
| 62
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 226.1
| 172
| 12
| 60
| 3
| 2
| 9
|
| 1993
| MON
| N
| 35
| 34
| 15
| 9
| 3.85
| 138
| 110
| 96
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 224.2
| 211
| 27
| 64
| 7
| 2
| 11
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 24
| 24
| 11
| 6
| 3.52
| 92
| 75
| 69
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 176.2
| 166
| 14
| 44
| 2
| 4
| 7
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 28
| 28
| 12
| 5
| 3.08
| 99
| 71
| 64
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 187
| 174
| 17
| 46
| 2
| 3
| 12
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 20
| 20
| 9
| 6
| 4.50
| 48
| 63
| 56
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 112
| 122
| 12
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 9
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 7.71
| 17
| 46
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 65
| 8
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| 53
| 5
| 4
| 6
| 4.45
| 62
| 53
| 45
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 91
| 109
| 8
| 19
| 5
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 292
| 238
| 104
| 78
| 3.13
| 1035
| 681
| 592
| 42
| 14
| 3
| 1700
| 1548
| 134
| 426
| 40
| 26
| 55
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 400
| 324
| 141
| 115
| 4.11
| 1114
| 1154
| 1051
| 80
| 16
| 5
| 2299.2
| 2349
| 238
| 739
| 31
| 63
| 67
|
| Total
|
|
| 692
| 562
| 245
| 193
| 3.70
| 2149
| 1835
| 1643
| 122
| 30
| 8
| 3999.2
| 3897
| 372
| 1165
| 71
| 89
| 122
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| P
| 4
| 2
| 27.2
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| P
| 42
| 13
| 166.2
| 9
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 9
| 0
| .972
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| P
| 40
| 38
| 276.1
| 27
| 51
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 11
| 2
| .987
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| P
| 40
| 39
| 292.1
| 26
| 59
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 32
| 11
| 2
| .944
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| P
| 25
| 12
| 99.2
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| P
| 25
| 24
| 179
| 20
| 44
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 8
| 3
| .970
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| P
| 40
| 39
| 252
| 13
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 32
| 5
| 0
| .981
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| P
| 32
| 25
| 153
| 16
| 42
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 7
| 3
| .983
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| P
| 34
| 20
| 141.2
| 17
| 19
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 1
| .947
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| P
| 33
| 31
| 180
| 17
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 2
| 6
| .977
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| P
| 19
| 15
| 98
| 3
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 2
| .963
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 6.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| P
| 23
| 15
| 104.2
| 4
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 2
| .967
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| P
| 22
| 22
| 144.2
| 10
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 3
| 2
| .971
|
| 1988
| MON
| N
| P
| 34
| 34
| 235.1
| 19
| 39
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 7
| 3
| .906
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| P
| 34
| 33
| 232
| 11
| 50
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 13
| 4
| .968
|
| 1990
| MON
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 226
| 16
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 9
| 0
| .981
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 222
| 21
| 48
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 4
| 3
| .945
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 226.1
| 20
| 45
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 17
| 3
| .942
|
| 1993
| MON
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 224.2
| 17
| 46
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 6
| 1
| .984
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| P
| 24
| 24
| 176.2
| 11
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| P
| 28
| 28
| 187
| 15
| 46
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 6
| 3
| .938
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 112
| 10
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .973
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| P
| 9
| 9
| 49
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .857
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| P
| 53
| 5
| 91
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 1
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 692
| 562
| 3999.2
| 319
| 763
| 42
| 61
| 0
| 20
| 422
| 141
| 39
| .963
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 19
| 30
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .100
| .129
| .167
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 23
| 30
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .100
| .129
| .167
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 22
| 46
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .065
| .122
| .065
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| MON
| N
| 34
| 78
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 7
| .192
| .213
| .218
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| 34
| 72
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .182
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1990
| MON
| N
| 32
| 68
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 6
| .103
| .129
| .118
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| 32
| 72
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .153
| .164
| .208
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| 32
| 74
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 2
| .189
| .189
| .189
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| MON
| N
| 36
| 69
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .159
| .178
| .188
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| 53
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| .091
| .167
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 294
| 520
| 25
| 74
| 0
| 33
| .142
| .169
| .165
| 12
| 0
| 15
| 168
| 2
| 65
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 401
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 695
| 520
| 25
| 74
| 0
| 33
| .142
| .169
| .165
| 12
| 0
| 15
| 168
| 2
| 65
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Baltimore Orioles (December 10, 1973).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with a player to be named later to Montreal Expos in exchange for a player to be named later (June 16, 1986); Montreal Expos received John Stefero (December 8, 1986) and Baltimore Orioles received Rene Gonzales (December 16, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (May 6, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (December 18, 1987).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1993).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 2, 1993).
- Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (February 20, 1997).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (May 24, 1997).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 30, 1998).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1998).
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