What years did Dave Martinez play?

Dave Martinez played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2001.

Was Dave Martinez a pitcher?

No. Dave Martinez was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.

How many home runs did Dave Martinez hit?

Dave Martinez hit 91 career home runs with 1599 hits.

What was Dave Martinez's career batting average?

Dave Martinez batted .276 over his career, with 1,599 hits in 5,795 at bats.

How many RBI did Dave Martinez have?

Dave Martinez drove in 580 runs in his career.

What was Dave Martinez's career ERA?

Dave Martinez finished with a 13.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Dave Martinez

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-2001)

Dave Martinez was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2001 for 9 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,919 career games, he hit .276 with 1,599 hits, 91 home runs, and 580 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 8, 2026

AVG .276

HR 91

RBI 580

H 1,599

OPS .730

PIV -282

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 150 lb
Born: 9/26/1964 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-06-15
Last Game: 2001-10-07

Full name: David Martinez

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Career Batting Statistics

Dave Martinez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,919	5,795	795	1,599	238	72	91	580	183	567	893	.276	.341	.389	.730	-282

Career AVG .276 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .341 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .389 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .730 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dave Martinez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	CHN	NL	53	108	13	15	1	1	1	7	4	6	22	.139	.257 (-46%)	.325 (-42%)	.395 (-51%)	.720 (-47%)	-818.2
1987	CHN	NL	142	459	70	134	18	8	8	36	16	57	96	.292	.262 (+11%)	.331 (+12%)	.415 (+1%)	.746 (+6%)	698.8
1988	CHN	NL	75	256	27	65	10	1	4	34	7	21	46	.254	.254 (avg)	.317 (-2%)	.377 (-8%)	.695 (-5%)	-213.5
1988	MON	NL	63	191	24	49	3	5	2	12	16	17	48	.257	.254 (+1%)	.317 (-1%)	.377 (-6%)	.695 (-3%)	-213.5
1989	MON	NL	126	361	41	99	16	7	3	27	23	27	57	.274	.254 (+8%)	.319 (+1%)	.375 (+2%)	.694 (+2%)	60.4
1990	MON	NL	118	391	60	109	13	5	11	39	13	24	48	.279	.257 (+8%)	.324 (-1%)	.385 (+9%)	.710 (+5%)	252.9
1991	MON	NL	124	396	47	117	18	5	7	42	16	20	54	.295	.255 (+16%)	.323 (+3%)	.384 (+9%)	.708 (+6%)	366.8
1992	CIN	NL	135	393	47	100	20	5	3	31	12	42	54	.254	.255 (-1%)	.322 (avg)	.377 (-6%)	.699 (-3%)	-196.3
1993	SFN	NL	91	241	28	58	12	1	5	27	6	27	39	.241	.265 (-9%)	.332 (-5%)	.403 (-10%)	.735 (-8%)	-280.0
1994	SFN	NL	97	235	23	58	9	3	4	27	3	21	22	.247	.269 (-9%)	.338 (-7%)	.424 (-15%)	.763 (-11%)	-437.2
1995	CHA	AL	119	303	49	93	16	4	5	37	8	32	41	.307	.266 (+15%)	.337 (+10%)	.417 (+4%)	.755 (+7%)	424.0
1996	CHA	AL	146	440	85	140	20	8	10	53	15	52	52	.318	.269 (+18%)	.340 (+15%)	.426 (+10%)	.767 (+12%)	1268.9
1997	CHA	AL	145	504	78	144	16	6	12	55	12	55	69	.286	.266 (+7%)	.336 (+6%)	.419 (-2%)	.756 (+2%)	230.6
1998	TBA	AL	90	309	31	79	11	0	3	20	8	35	52	.256	.266 (-4%)	.335 (avg)	.420 (-24%)	.755 (-13%)	-584.0
1999	TBA	AL	143	514	79	146	25	5	6	66	13	60	76	.284	.271 (+5%)	.344 (+5%)	.433 (-11%)	.778 (-4%)	-248.9
2000	TBA	AL	29	104	12	27	4	2	1	12	1	10	17	.260	.270 (-4%)	.344 (-8%)	.437 (-16%)	.782 (-12%)	-241.7
2000	CHN	NL	18	54	5	10	1	1	0	1	1	2	8	.185	.270 (-32%)	.344 (-38%)	.437 (-45%)	.782 (-42%)	-241.7
2000	TEX	AL	38	119	14	32	4	1	2	12	2	14	20	.269	.270 (-1%)	.344 (+2%)	.437 (-15%)	.782 (-8%)	-241.7
2000	TOR	AL	47	180	29	56	10	1	2	22	4	24	28	.311	.270 (+15%)	.344 (+14%)	.437 (-6%)	.782 (+3%)	-241.7
2001	ATL	NL	120	237	33	68	11	3	2	20	3	21	44	.287	.263 (+9%)	.332 (+5%)	.426 (-10%)	.758 (-4%)	-105.7
Career · 20 seasons			1,919	5,795	795	1,599	238	72	91	580	183	567	893	.276	—	—	—	—	-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 Pitching Statistics

Dave Martinez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.3	2	2	0	4	0	13.50	0.0

Career ERA 13.50 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 225.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dave Martinez — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	ER	BB	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1990	MON	NL	1	0.3	2	2	2	54.00	—	0.0
1995	CHA	AL	1	1.0	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	1.1	2	2	4	13.50	—	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

Dave Martinez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Martinez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2001	NLCS	ATL	4	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
2001	NLDS1	ATL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Martinez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	946	2779	377	728	39	249	.262
Away	973	3016	418	871	52	331	.289

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Martinez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	2	1.1	2	2	4	0	13.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dave Martinez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2001-10-07	ATL	MIA	L	2	1	1	1	0	0	1
2001-10-05	ATL	MIA	W	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
2001-09-30	ATL	NYN	L	4	1	0	0	0	1	2
2001-09-29	ATL	NYN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-28	ATL	NYN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-27	ATL	MIA	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
2001-09-26	ATL	MIA	W	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-25	ATL	MIA	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
2001-09-24	ATL	MIA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-23	ATL	NYN	W	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Dave Martinez — Last 2 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-08-04	CHW	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1990-07-20	WSN	HOU	—	0.1	2	2	2	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Martinez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	192	138	1152	96	18	114
OF	1580	1280	3025	101	43	23
P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Martinez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	CHN	OF	46	25	77	2	1	1
1987	CHN	OF	139	119	283	10	6	1
1988	CHN	OF	72	63	162	2	5	0
1988	MON	OF	60	48	119	2	1	1
1989	MON	OF	118	91	199	7	7	1
1990	MON	OF	108	96	257	6	3	1
1990	MON	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1991	MON	OF	112	94	213	10	4	0
1992	CIN	1B	21	17	156	11	4	20
1992	CIN	OF	111	81	226	7	2	3
1993	SFN	OF	73	53	131	6	1	2
1994	SFN	1B	25	22	169	15	3	16
1994	SFN	OF	58	34	87	3	0	1
1995	CHA	1B	47	40	311	23	1	38
1995	CHA	OF	59	35	81	2	2	1
1995	CHA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1996	CHA	1B	23	16	132	12	3	8
1996	CHA	OF	121	88	236	4	3	1
1997	CHA	1B	52	29	256	24	6	23
1997	CHA	OF	105	100	229	6	1	3
1998	TBA	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1998	TBA	OF	86	81	162	9	1	1
1999	TBA	OF	140	131	253	8	4	1
2000	TBA	OF	28	24	46	5	0	1
2000	CHN	1B	9	8	65	5	1	3
2000	CHN	OF	10	4	12	0	0	0
2000	TEX	1B	4	1	11	0	0	0
2000	TEX	OF	35	32	82	2	0	1
2000	TOR	OF	47	46	101	8	2	2
2001	ATL	1B	10	5	51	6	0	6
2001	ATL	OF	52	35	69	2	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dave Martinez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	2
First Base	192
Left Field	144
Center Field	852
Right Field	735
Designated Hitter	8

Salary History

Dave Martinez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	ATL	NL	$1,500,000
2001	ATL	NL	$1,500,000
2000	TBA	AL	$2,000,000
1999	TBA	AL	$2,000,000
1998	TBA	AL	$1,500,000
1997	CHA	AL	$950,000
1996	CHA	AL	$930,000
1995	CHA	AL	$650,000
1994	SFN	NL	$1,100,000
1993	SFN	NL	$1,100,000
1992	CIN	NL	$1,300,000
1991	MON	NL	$140,000
1990	MON	NL	$410,000
1989	MON	NL	$185,000
1988	CHN	NL	$135,000
1987	CHN	NL	$62,500
Total Career Earnings			$15,462,500

College History

Dave Martinez — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Valencia Community College	Orlando	FL	1983

Award Voting History

Dave Martinez — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1991	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	1.0	336	0

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Martinez

What years did Dave Martinez play?: Dave Martinez played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2001.
Was Dave Martinez a pitcher?: No. Dave Martinez was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Dave Martinez hit?: Dave Martinez hit 91 career home runs with 1599 hits.
What was Dave Martinez's career batting average?: Dave Martinez batted .276 over his career, with 1,599 hits in 5,795 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Martinez have?: Dave Martinez drove in 580 runs in his career.
What was Dave Martinez's career ERA?: Dave Martinez finished with a 13.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.