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Victor Martinez

Victor Martinez
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: December 23, 1978 in Ciudad Bolivar, Bo Venezuela
  • Weight: 235 lbs.
  • Height: 6'2"
  • Bats: B
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: September 10, 2002
  • Final Game: September 22, 2018
  • Silver Slugger - 2004
  • Silver Slugger - 2014
  • MVP - 2004
  • MVP - 2005
  • MVP - 2007
  • MVP - 2009
  • MVP - 2011
  • MVP - 2014
 
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Victor Martinez played a good chunk of his career as a Designated Hitter, which, as you may deduce, means that he was not a good defensive player.  Saying that this does he mean he was pretty solid with his bat.

In a career that was divided between Cleveland, Boston, and Detroit, "V-Mart" would be chosen for five All-Star Games, with a selection occurring with at least one of those teams.  Martinez showed good power numbers with six 20 plus Home Run years, and five 100 RBI plus campaigns.  His batting eye was also strong with eight.300 Batting years, and in 2014 (with Detroit), he won the OBP Title (.409), OPS Title (.974), and was the runner-up for the American League MVP to Mike Trout.

Over his career, Martinez had 2,153 Hits, 246 Home Runs, and a Batting Average of .295.

The Bullet Points

  • Country of Origin: Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
  • Eligible In: Monday, 01 January 2024
  • Position: Catcher, First Base, Designated Hitter
  • Played For: Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    All-Star (5) (2004, 2007, 2009, 2010 & 2014)

    Silver Slugger (2) (AL) (2004 & 2014)

    Edgar Martinez Award (1) (2014)

    Highest On Base Percentage (1) (AL) (2014)

    Highest OPS (1) (AL) (2014)

    Most Sacrifice Flies (1) (AL) (2007)

    Most Intentional Walks (1) (AL) (2014)

    World Series Rings (None)
  • Other Points of Note:

    Top Ten MVP Finishes:

    (AL: 2007, 7th) & (AL: 2014, 2nd)

    4 Top Ten Finishes (Batting Average)

    3 Top Ten Finishes (On Base Percentage)

    2 Top Ten Finishes (Slugging Percentage)

    1 Top Ten Finish (OPS)

    1 Top Ten Finish (OPS+)

    2 Top Ten Finishes (Hits)

    1 Top Ten Finish (Total Bases)

    1 Top Ten Finish (Triples)

    5 Top Ten Finishes (Runs Batted In)

    4 Top Ten Finishes (Win Probability Added)

    1 Top Ten Finish (Offensive bWAR)

    1 Top Ten Finish (bWAR for Position Players)
  • Notable All Time Rankings: 73. Sacrifice Flies: 86
    90. Intentional Walks: 119

Should Victor Martinez be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 73.3%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 20%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 6.7%
No opinion. - 0%
No way! - 0%
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