Nick Martini
RF | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 11" 205LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 7, #230, St. Louis Cardinals | Kansas State
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2021 45 37 4 10 0 0 .270 .356 .297 .653
2023 79 72 10 19 6 0 .264 .329 .583 .912
2024 163 146 23 31 5 1 .212 .272 .370 .642
5 Seasons 575 500 71 126 13 1 .252 .336 .400 .736
AVG HR SB OPS
2021 .270 0 0 .653
2023 .264 6 0 .912
2024 .212 5 1 .642
5 Seasons .252 13 1 .736
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2018 28 747 117 3 2.6 1.7 88.0 107.2 2.9 36.8 .258 .362 .357 .331 .355 40.2 20.1 11.7
2019 29 468 68 1 1.5 0.9 87.6 106.6 5.7 29.4 .232 .295 .291 .290 .313 32.8 23.9 12.8
2021 31 193 29 2 6.9 4.4 89.3 106.4 19.5 44.8 .270 .407 .287 .326 .376 41.4 22.2 13.3
2023 33 314 57 6 10.5 7.6 91.0 107.1 23.6 45.6 .257 .503 .382 .352 .401 45.6 19.0 6.3
2024 34 625 111 8 7.2 4.9 87.4 107.8 14.9 32.4 .214 .340 .279 .276 .322 34.2 23.3 5.5
Player 2347 382 20 5.2 3.5 88.3 107.8 11.3 36.1 .241 .367 .320 .310 .346 38.1 21.7 9.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 49.6 19.7 29.1 1.7 29.9 35.0 35.0 5.1 38.5 17.9 30.8 5.1 2.6 1.7
2019 55.9 19.1 23.5 1.5 26.5 45.6 27.9 1.5 38.2 20.6 35.3 1.5 1.5 0.9
2021 37.9 20.7 27.6 13.8 17.2 55.2 27.6 3.4 24.1 31.0 31.0 3.4 6.9 4.4
2023 26.3 38.6 24.6 10.5 36.8 35.1 28.1 1.8 19.3 33.3 19.3 15.8 10.5 7.6
2024 41.4 30.6 19.8 8.1 44.1 30.6 25.2 7.2 32.4 31.5 19.8 1.8 7.2 4.9
Player 44.0 25.7 24.6 5.8 33.5 37.2 29.3 4.5 32.7 25.7 26.7 5.0 5.2 3.5
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -3 269 43.0 62 .127 .200 .207 19.8 25.8 22.2 .174 .294 .248 32.5
2024 Sinker -1.2 -1 85 13.6 33 .250 .357 .314 4.3 15.2 22.7 .201 .272 .259 32.0
2024 Cutter 0.5 0 69 11.0 17 .133 .533 .371 33.3 17.6 17.6 .234 .508 .358 25.0
2024 Slider 1.1 1 61 9.8 15 .267 .600 .360 52.8 46.7 30.4 .251 .451 .303 62.5
2024 Changeup 5.1 2 38 6.1 13 .385 .462 .373 24.0 7.7 11.1 .270 .314 .256 41.7
2024 Split-Finger 8.4 3 33 5.3 8 .333 .500 .556 36.8 12.5 5.0 .341 .434 .431 40.0
2024 Curveball 4.9 2 32 5.1 6 .333 .833 .483 21.4 16.7 8.3 .329 .566 .385 20.0
2024 Sweeper -4.2 -1 27 4.3 5 .000 .000 .000 25.0 60.0 33.3 .018 .018 .018 0.0
2024 Knuckleball 6.5 1 9 1.4 4 .667 .667 .625 33.3 25.0 25.0 .389 .443 .446 50.0
2024 Slurve 2.3 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball 2.5 3 139 44.3 30 .320 .760 .490 16.7 20.0 13.0 .280 .584 .416 63.2
2023 Sinker -3.3 -1 41 13.1 10 .200 .200 .180 17.6 10.0 10.0 .261 .301 .246 33.3
2023 Changeup -2.9 -1 37 11.8 8 .250 .250 .225 15.0 0.0 0.0 .285 .532 .343 37.5
2023 Slider 9.1 3 34 10.8 10 .444 .889 .575 31.6 30.0 15.8 .320 .667 .442 33.3
2023 Curveball 2.1 1 29 9.2 6 .167 .500 .267 23.1 50.0 21.4 .124 .278 .162 66.7
2023 Cutter -14.2 -2 16 5.1 8 .000 .000 .088 10.0 12.5 33.3 .197 .360 .288 16.7
2023 Sweeper 46.3 5 10 3.2 3 .667 2.667 1.333 0.0 0.0 0.0 .258 .932 .481 66.7
2023 Split-Finger -12.5 -1 8 2.5 4 .000 .000 .000 20.0 25.0 50.0 .217 .348 .230 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 182 761 -2 0 6 5 9
2019 107 464 -2 -4 4 1 -1
2021 44 193 -2 -3 1 1 -3
2023 79 314 -4 8 2 1 6
2024 163 624 0 -5 4 4 3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2018 747 47.9 56.3 88.1 19.8 63.6 40.8 11.2 37.2 18.7 9.4 62.9
2019 468 50.2 58.4 83.8 22.9 69.8 44.0 9.2 40.6 20.0 6.5 63.3
2021 193 49.7 71.9 88.4 22.7 59.1 39.9 34.1 47.2 17.6 11.4 81.8
2023 314 54.1 66.5 85.8 25.0 69.4 44.9 20.3 47.5 18.1 8.9 78.6
2024 625 52.0 68.0 81.9 29.7 58.4 43.2 28.8 49.6 24.8 8.8 69.1
Player 2,347 50.4 62.7 85.1 23.9 63.5 42.5 18.8 43.4 20.6 8.8 68.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2018 54 54
2019 46 26
2021 42 31
2023 29 45
2024 33 50
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 23.1 1 0.8 0 4 1 0 0.0
2019 22.3 1 0.8 0 0 1 0 0.0
2023 22.1 6 4.5 2 2 3 2 33.3
2024 21.5 5 3.8 1 2 3 2 40.0
Player 22.0 13 10.0 3 8 8 4 30.8
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2018 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
2019 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
2023 6 4 3 6 5 5 5 5 6 3 4 5 4 3 5 5 6 5 5 6 3 3 6 6 4 3 5 5 4 3 4
2024 5 3 5 5 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 4 3 3 6 4 5 4 5 6 3 3 4 4 5 3 2
Player 13 11 8 13 10 10 9 12 10 6 8 13 12 8 9 10 11 9 12 11 10 8 15 15 8 7 10 10 12 7 7
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 88.0 -- -0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 91.0 -- 87.4 -3.6
Launch Angle 2.9 -- 2.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 23.6 -- 14.9 -8.7
Barrel % 2.6 -- -1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10.5 -- 7.2 -3.3
Hard Hit % 40.2 -- -7.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 45.6 -- 34.2 -11.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 36.8 -- -7.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 45.6 -- 32.4 -13.2
xBA .258 -- -0.026 -- -- -- -- -- -- .257 -- .214 -0.043
BA .296 -- -0.070 -- -- -- -- -- -- .264 -- .212 -0.052
xwOBA .331 -- -0.041 -- -- -- -- -- -- .352 -- .276 -0.076
wOBA .357 -- -0.066 -- -- -- -- -- -- .382 -- .279 -0.103
xSLG .362 -- -0.067 -- -- -- -- -- -- .503 -- .340 -0.163
SLG .414 -- -0.091 -- -- -- -- -- -- .583 -- .370 -0.213
K% 20.1 -- 3.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 19.0 -- 23.3 4.3
BB% 11.7 -- 1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 6.3 -- 5.5 -0.8
Swing % 37.2 -- 3.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 47.5 -- 49.6 2.1
Whiff% 18.7 -- 1.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 18.1 -- 24.8 6.7
In Zone % 47.9 -- 2.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 54.1 -- 52.0 -2.1
Out of Zone % 52.1 -- -2.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 45.9 -- 48.0 2.1
Out of Zone Swing % 19.8 -- 3.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.0 -- 29.7 4.7
First Pitch Swing % 11.2 -- -2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 20.3 -- 28.8 8.5
First Pitch Strike % 59.8 -- -4.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 58.2 -- 66.3 8.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2018 Shifts L 178 10 5.6 .353 .425
2019 Shifts L 109 19 17.4 .311 .201
2021 Shifts L 44 22 50.0 .168 .405
2023 Shades L 79 41 51.9 .305 .454
2024 Shades L 163 62 38.0 .320 .210
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2018 257 16.3 39.3% 2.7% 154 22.2 3.9% 7.8%
2019 167 16.6 29.3% 1.2% 69 23.5 0.0% 7.2%
2021 56 16.7 37.5% 0.0% 30 23.6 3.3% 3.3%
2023 101 15.9 41.6% 1.0% 42 18.6 9.5% 0.0%
2024 163 15.9 35.6% 0.0% 105 19.0 4.8% 1.9%
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