Nick Martinez
P | B/T: L/R | 6' 1" 200LBS | Age: 32

Draft: 2011 | Rd: 18, #564, Texas Rangers | Fordham

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 2 2 2.82 17 4 1 44.2 37 1.16
6 Seasons 23 36 4.37 152 82 9 566.1 369 1.40
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 17 2-2 2.82 44.2 37 1.16
6 Seasons 152 23-36 4.37 566.1 369 1.40

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 24 2119 422 23 5.5 4.1 88.8 116.5 10.8 35.1 .286 .450 .346 .359 .379 35.5 13.8 8.2 3.96 5.52
2016 25 649 139 10 7.2 5.6 88.2 111.0 8.6 29.5 .281 .466 .388 .367 .354 35.3 8.9 10.6 5.59 5.93
2017 26 1815 381 31 8.1 6.5 87.1 113.2 14.0 35.7 .279 .493 .352 .349 .383 30.4 14.0 5.9 5.66 5.37
2022 31 1720 308 25 8.1 5.6 86.5 111.4 11.5 30.2 .233 .372 .315 .304 .341 37.0 21.2 9.2 3.47 3.83
2023 32 697 129 11 8.5 6.0 84.7 111.2 6.2 27.1 .239 .396 .263 .308 .351 27.9 20.3 8.8 2.82 3.85
Player 7000 1379 100 7.3 5.4 87.4 116.5 11.2 32.8 .266 .439 .336 .338 .366 33.7 15.8 8.1
MLB 6.8 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.0 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Martinez relies on 5 pitches.
Changeup
(27.8%) ,
Cutter
(21.5%) ,
Sinker
(21.2%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(15.4%) ,
Curveball
(14.1%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 44.1 17.5 33.4 5.0 37.9 39.1 23.0 3.6 32.9 20.9 28.4 6.2 5.5 4.1
2016 49.6 22.3 21.6 6.5 35.3 37.4 27.3 2.2 40.3 20.1 20.9 7.2 7.2 5.6
2017 42.8 23.1 25.2 8.9 34.1 40.9 24.1 5.0 29.9 24.9 25.5 5.2 8.1 6.5
2022 48.1 24.7 21.4 5.8 41.6 39.3 19.2 5.5 34.7 22.4 23.7 5.2 8.1 5.6
2023 55.0 23.3 17.8 3.9 41.1 37.2 21.7 7.0 38.8 18.6 24.0 3.1 8.5 6.0
Player 46.2 21.7 25.8 6.3 37.7 39.3 22.8 4.6 33.8 22.0 25.4 5.5 7.3 5.4
MLB 44.8 23.2 24.9 7.1 36.8 37.7 25.4 3.9 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.8 6.8 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Cutter SD R 150 89.2 22.7 3.6 14 1.1 -1.2 -51
2023 Changeup SD R 194 80.6 36.8 3.1 9 13.3 -0.5 -4
2023 Sinker SD R 148 92.5 17.3 -4.2 -19 14.8 0.3 2
2023 4-Seamer SD R 107 93.0 14.2 1.0 7 6.5 -0.5 -7
2023 Curveball SD R 98 81.3 58.9 7.7 15 2.2 -5.1 -70
2022 Curveball SD R 273 81.7 58.4 7.4 15 2.4 -5.1 -68
2022 4-Seamer SD R 453 93.4 14.3 0.7 5 7.3 0.2 3
2022 Cutter SD R 305 88.6 26.9 -0.4 -2 1.7 -0.7 -28
2022 Sinker SD R 250 93.3 17.5 -4.1 -19 14.9 0.2 1
2022 Changeup SD R 439 79.7 38.2 3.6 10 13.4 -0.1 0
2017 Changeup TEX R 209 85.5 29.1 -0.1 0 16.9 3.4 25
2017 Cutter TEX R 238 89.1 24.0 1.6 6 4.1 -5.9 -315
2017 Curveball TEX R 336 79.7 52.8 0.0 0 0.2 -7.6 -103
2017 Sinker TEX R 326 92.2 20.3 -0.8 -4 16.8 1.5 10
2017 4-Seamer TEX R 683 92.5 15.0 0.0 0 10.7 2.5 30
2016 Sinker TEX R 216 91.8 19.8 0.0 0 13.1 -0.8 -6
2016 Changeup TEX R 27 85.5 29.3 0.3 1 15.3 2.9 24
2016 Curveball TEX R 35 78.0 57.7 3.5 7 6.2 -3.4 -35
2016 4-Seamer TEX R 208 92.1 16.5 -1.6 -11 7.8 0.3 4
2016 Slider TEX R 154 85.2 37.5 3.0 9 4.7 -0.4 -8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2023 Changeup -1.7 -3 194 27.8 51 .170 .170 .196 40.2 19.6 13.9 .211 .323 .268 18.9
2023 Cutter -1.7 -3 150 21.5 40 .250 .361 .309 20.3 17.5 25.9 .252 .522 .362 41.4
2023 Sinker -1.1 -2 148 21.2 43 .244 .317 .267 7.9 7.0 8.3 .306 .400 .325 26.3
2023 4-Seamer 0.5 1 107 15.4 26 .261 .435 .344 40.4 50.0 26.0 .151 .316 .255 30.0
2023 Curveball -1.6 -2 98 14.1 21 .158 .316 .248 31.6 19.0 12.5 .250 .426 .331 26.7
2022 4-Seamer 2.7 12 453 26.3 126 .351 .675 .459 18.1 19.0 16.4 .270 .473 .355 44.4
2022 Changeup -1.4 -6 439 25.5 125 .155 .264 .250 36.6 29.6 20.3 .174 .281 .259 29.7
2022 Cutter -0.7 -2 305 17.7 74 .250 .391 .333 25.9 9.5 15.2 .277 .486 .378 35.1
2022 Curveball -0.6 -2 273 15.9 50 .208 .292 .273 30.7 30.0 22.1 .226 .317 .255 45.5
2022 Sinker -1.7 -4 250 14.5 73 .197 .227 .249 12.9 16.4 18.5 .230 .277 .267 31.5
2017 4-Seamer 0.6 4 683 37.6 166 .269 .586 .403 13.9 13.3 13.4 .287 .567 .397 32.8
2017 Curveball 1.5 5 336 18.5 79 .282 .462 .338 25.2 24.1 17.4 .265 .425 .301 33.3
2017 Sinker 0.8 2 326 18.0 94 .311 .500 .373 5.8 6.4 6.2 .296 .505 .353 32.1
2017 Cutter -0.1 0 238 13.1 71 .235 .485 .332 17.5 15.5 18.0 .280 .474 .333 31.6
2017 Changeup 1.7 3 209 11.5 62 .317 .500 .377 15.9 12.9 13.1 .256 .419 .298 17.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 437 79.7 88 14.6 2:30 2:30 0
2022 Curveball 271 81.8 79 20.2 6:30 6:15 15
2022 Cutter 305 88.6 39 7.1 12:30 11:30 60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 453 93.4 90 18.3 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Sinker 248 93.3 90 20.5 12:45 1:45 -60
2023 Changeup 188 80.6 81 14.7 2:15 2:30 -15
2023 Curveball 97 81.2 78 20.2 6:30 6:15 15
2023 Cutter 139 89.2 57 11.3 12:30 11:45 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 95 92.8 88 18.9 12:45 12:45 0
2023 Sinker 146 92.5 90 20.9 12:45 1:30 -45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 609 2,402 1 -8 19 10 21
2015 555 2,113 1 -11 2 16 8
2016 178 647 2 -3 7 3 9
2017 472 1,792 1 -2 9 7 15
2022 485 1,869 -11 -13 10 6 -7
2023 181 697 -10 -5 4 3 -8
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 2,119 44.0 60.3 89.5 32.4 72.4 41.4 60.4 44.7 17.3 6.1 62.8
2016 649 45.1 60.4 88.1 28.1 76.0 44.2 51.4 42.7 15.5 5.5 52.8
2017 1,815 48.7 64.3 89.5 28.5 72.1 42.9 59.8 45.9 15.2 6.9 75.8
2022 1,720 47.6 64.2 83.4 32.5 56.3 43.9 65.4 47.6 25.4 6.4 80.0
2023 697 46.9 64.5 79.6 34.1 57.9 43.0 66.9 48.4 28.2 7.6 79.2
Player 7,000 46.5 62.8 86.8 31.2 67.0 42.8 61.2 45.9 19.8 6.5 71.7
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.2 42.6 60.8 47.1 24.7 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 4 5 11 23 1 25 36 27 26 9 36 11 79 21 53 80 3
2016 39 52 10
2017 16 12 8 9 40 11 11 52 72 6 87 2 60 36 83 63 12
2022 52 55 55 53 45 32 35 89 59 39 30 50 82 26 78 68 15
2023 58 52 52 54 59 26 43 96 93 32 44 67 90 20 77 64 14
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.6 8 8.2 0 1 8 2 25.0
2017 22.9 26 20.5 6 10 20 3 11.5
2022 24.6 16 16.8 -1 8 9 9 56.3
2023 25.8 4 4.8 -1 1 2 3 75.0
Player 23.8 54 50.2 4 20 39 17 31.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 8 9 6 8 9 7 9 10 4 7 9 7 10 9 8 8 6 7 8 8 9 6 10 10 10 9 7 11 10 9 6
2017 26 22 17 24 26 20 24 20 14 18 19 26 18 21 19 24 18 18 21 20 20 17 25 21 21 19 16 25 23 22 16
2022 16 16 14 20 18 16 15 16 15 15 14 21 20 16 17 19 16 17 15 16 17 16 20 18 14 16 20 17 19 16 15
2023 4 5 4 3 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
Player 54 52 41 55 58 48 53 50 36 45 47 58 53 51 49 56 45 47 49 49 51 44 60 55 50 49 47 58 57 52 42
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.3 92.0 1.7 ↑ -- -0.2 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 91.9 -- 91.4 -0.5 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 83.4 85.5 2.1 ↑ -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 79.7 -- 80.6 0.9 ↑
Breaking Velocity 80.2 83.9 3.7 ↑ -- -4.2 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 81.7 -- 81.3 -0.4 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.8 88.2 -0.6 ↓ -- -1.1 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 86.5 -- 84.7 -1.8 ↓
Launch Angle 10.8 8.6 -2.2 ↓ -- 5.4 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11.5 -- 6.2 -5.3 ↓
Barrel % 5.5 7.2 1.7 ↑ -- 0.9 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.1 -- 8.5 0.4 ↑
Hard Hit % 35.5 35.3 -0.2 ↓ -- -4.9 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37.0 -- 27.9 -9.1 ↓
Sweet Spot % 35.1 29.5 -5.6 ↓ -- 6.2 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30.2 -- 27.1 -3.1 ↓
xBA .286 .281 -0.005 ↓ -- -0.002 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .233 -- .239 0.006 ↑
BA .274 .290 0.016 ↑ -- -0.011 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .239 -- .217 -0.022 ↓
xwOBA .359 .367 0.008 ↑ -- -0.018 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .304 -- .308 0.004 ↑
wOBA .346 .388 0.042 ↑ -- -0.036 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .315 -- .263 -0.052 ↓
xSLG .450 .466 0.016 ↑ -- 0.027 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .372 -- .396 0.024 ↑
SLG .450 .523 0.073 ↑ -- -0.008 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .398 -- .301 -0.097 ↓
K% 13.8 8.9 -4.9 ↓ -- 5.1 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 21.2 -- 20.3 -0.9 ↓
BB% 8.2 10.6 2.4 ↑ -- -4.7 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.2 -- 8.8 -0.4 ↓
Swing % 44.7 42.7 -2.0 ↓ -- 3.2 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 47.6 -- 48.4 0.8 ↑
Whiff% 17.3 15.5 -1.8 ↓ -- -0.3 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.4 -- 28.2 2.8 ↑
In Zone % 44.0 45.1 1.1 ↑ -- 3.6 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 47.6 -- 46.9 -0.7 ↓
Out of Zone % 56.0 54.9 -1.1 ↓ -- -3.6 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 52.4 -- 53.1 0.7 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 32.4 28.1 -4.3 ↓ -- 0.4 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32.5 -- 34.1 1.6 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 24.7 16.2 -8.5 ↓ -- 6.8 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30.1 -- 32.0 1.9 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 60.4 51.4 -9.0 ↓ -- 8.4 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 65.4 -- 66.9 1.5 ↑
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2016 175 .394 93 1 1.1 82 13 15.9
2017 478 .352 264 5 1.9 214 51 23.8
2022 448 .315 236 14 5.9 212 141 66.5
2023 175 .272 101 0 0.0 74 0 0.0

Pitch Tempo

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