What years did Tom Martin play?

Tom Martin played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2007.

Was Tom Martin a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Martin pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 224 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Martin hit?

Tom Martin hit 0 career home runs.

What was Tom Martin's career batting average?

Tom Martin batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 12 at bats.

What was Tom Martin's career ERA?

Tom Martin finished with a 4.92 career ERA, going 11-9 with 224 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tom Martin have?

Tom Martin recorded 224 career strikeouts.

Tom Martin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2007)

Tom Martin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2007 for 7 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 11 seasons. Across 376 career appearances, he went 11-9 with a 4.92 ERA and 224 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 11–9

ERA 4.92

WHIP 1.52

SO 224

Pitcher PIV -762.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 5/21/1970 in Charleston, SC, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-04-02
Last Game: 2007-07-19

Full name: Thomas Edgar Martin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Martin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	9	376	0	0	0	3	316.2	339	173	36	143	224	4.92	-762.5

Career ERA 4.92 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 10.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tom Martin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	HOU	NL	5	3	55	2	56.0	52	13	23	36	2.09	4.39 (+52%)	1155.5
1998	CLE	AL	1	1	14	0	14.2	29	21	12	9	12.89	4.43 (-191%)	-951.1
1999	CLE	AL	0	1	6	0	9.1	13	9	3	8	8.68	4.71 (-84%)	0.0
2000	CLE	AL	1	0	31	0	33.1	32	15	15	21	4.05	4.77 (+15%)	239.4
2001	NYN	NL	1	0	14	0	17.0	23	19	10	12	10.06	4.42 (-128%)	-943.4
2002	TBA	AL	0	0	2	0	1.2	5	3	1	1	16.20	—	0.0
2003	LAN	NL	1	2	80	0	51.0	36	20	24	51	3.53	4.40 (+20%)	398.6
2004	LAN	NL	0	1	47	1	28.1	32	13	14	18	4.13	4.46 (+8%)	-347.4
2004	ATL	NL	0	1	29	0	17.0	17	7	5	12	3.71	4.46 (+17%)	-473.4
2005	ATL	NL	0	0	4	0	2.1	6	5	2	0	19.29	—	0.0
2006	COL	NL	2	0	68	0	60.1	62	34	25	46	5.07	4.53 (-12%)	917.9
2007	COL	NL	0	0	26	0	25.2	32	14	9	10	4.91	4.47 (-10%)	-758.5
Career · 12 seasons			11	9	376	3	316.2	339	173	143	224	4.92	—	-762

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Tom Martin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
376	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tom Martin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	HOU	NL	55	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CLE	AL	14	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CLE	AL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CLE	AL	31	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	NYN	NL	14	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TBA	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	LAN	NL	80	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	LAN	NL	47	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ATL	NL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ATL	NL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	COL	NL	68	4	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	COL	NL	26	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			376	12	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tom Martin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Martin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2004	NLDS2	ATL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	NLDS2	HOU	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tom Martin — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	1.0	5	2	2	0	18.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tom Martin — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2004	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	2	0	0	0.1	4	2	1	0	54.00
1997	NLDS2	HOU	0	0	2	0	0	0.2	1	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Martin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	202	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	174	9	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Martin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	202	173.1	191	95	77	127	4.93
Away	174	143.1	148	78	66	97	4.90

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Martin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2007-07-19	COL	WAS	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2007-07-16	COL	PIT	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2007-07-15	COL	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-07-08	COL	PHI	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1
2007-07-06	COL	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2007-07-01	COL	HOU	—	3.0	3	4	4	0	1	2
2007-06-25	COL	CHC	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
2007-06-23	COL	TOR	—	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	0
2007-06-17	COL	TBR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-06-15	COL	TBR	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Martin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	376	0	15	41	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Martin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1997	HOU	P	55	1	9	1	0
1998	CLE	P	14	1	2	0	0
1999	CLE	P	6	0	0	0	0
2000	CLE	P	31	5	3	1	0
2001	NYN	P	14	1	1	0	0
2002	TBA	P	2	0	0	0	0
2003	LAN	P	80	3	7	0	2
2004	LAN	P	47	1	5	0	1
2004	ATL	P	29	0	2	0	0
2005	ATL	P	4	1	1	0	1
2006	COL	P	68	2	10	2	1
2007	COL	P	26	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tom Martin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	376

Salary History

Tom Martin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	COL	NL	$700,000
2006	COL	NL	$550,000
2005	ATL	NL	$1,900,000
2004	LAN	NL	$1,400,000
2000	CLE	AL	$225,000
1999	CLE	AL	$225,000
1998	CLE	AL	$190,000
1997	HOU	NL	$150,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,340,000

Tom Martin: the record in brief

Tom Martin played a first major league game on April 2, 1997 and a last one on July 19, 2007. Martin played for the Houston Astros (1997), the Cleveland Indians (1998 through 2000), the New York Mets (2001), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2003 to 2004), the Atlanta Braves (2004 to 2005), and the Colorado Rockies (2006 to 2007). Martin is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds. The bio says Martin threw and hit left-handed. The recorded birth is May 21, 1970, in Charleston, SC, USA. Martin's full given name, per the bio, is Thomas Edgar Martin.

Martin pitched in 376 games, starting 0, and finished with a 11-9 record and 4.92 ERA. The same table counts 224 strikeouts. Against a 4.47 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.92 mark was 10.0% worse. Martin won 5 games in 1997, the most of any season listed. Martin struck out 51 batters in 2003, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Martin

What years did Tom Martin play?: Tom Martin played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2007.
Was Tom Martin a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Martin pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 224 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Martin hit?: Tom Martin hit 0 career home runs.
What was Tom Martin's career batting average?: Tom Martin batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 12 at bats.
What was Tom Martin's career ERA?: Tom Martin finished with a 4.92 career ERA, going 11-9 with 224 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tom Martin have?: Tom Martin recorded 224 career strikeouts.