Dennis Martinez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1998)

W–L 245–193
ERA 3.70
WHIP 1.27
SO 2,149
Pitcher PIV 5904.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 160 lb
Born
5/14/1954 in Granada, Granada, Nicaragua
MLB Debut
1976-09-14
Last Game
1998-09-27
Awards
4× All-Star

Full name: Jose Dennis Martinez

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
245 193 692 562 122 30 8 3999.7 3,897 1,643 372 1,165 2,149 3.70 5904.0

Career ERA 3.70 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 7.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1976 BAL AL 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 27.7 23 8 8 18 2.60 3.51 (+26%) 588.1
1977 BAL AL 14 7 42 13 5 0 4 166.7 157 76 64 107 4.10 4.00 (-3%) 2018.9
1978 BAL AL 16 11 40 38 15 2 0 276.3 257 108 93 142 3.52 3.69 (+5%) 1071.5
1979 BAL AL 15 16 40 39 18 3 0 292.3 279 119 78 132 3.66 4.00 (+8%) 907.0
1980 BAL AL 6 4 25 12 2 0 1 99.7 103 44 44 42 3.97 3.84 (-3%) -2535.5
1981 BAL AL 14 5 25 24 9 2 0 179.0 173 66 62 88 3.32 3.58 (+7%) 777.7
1982 BAL AL 16 12 40 39 10 2 0 252.0 262 118 87 111 4.21 3.86 (-9%) -4028.0
1983 BAL AL 7 16 32 25 4 0 0 153.0 209 94 45 71 5.53 3.87 (-43%) -2526.2
1984 BAL AL 6 9 34 20 2 0 0 141.7 145 79 37 77 5.02 3.81 (-32%) -4056.8
1985 BAL AL 13 11 33 31 3 1 0 180.0 203 103 63 68 5.15 3.89 (-32%) -5983.8
1986 BAL AL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6.7 11 5 2 2 6.75 — 0.0
1986 MON NL 3 6 19 15 1 1 0 98.0 103 50 28 63 4.59 3.97 (-16%) 197.5
1987 MON NL 11 4 22 22 2 1 0 144.7 133 53 40 84 3.30 4.29 (+23%) 3058.0
1988 MON NL 15 13 34 34 9 2 0 235.3 215 71 55 120 2.72 3.73 (+27%) 288.7
1989 MON NL 16 7 34 33 5 2 0 232.0 227 82 49 142 3.18 3.71 (+14%) 1645.3
1990 MON NL 10 11 32 32 7 2 0 226.0 191 74 49 156 2.95 3.86 (+24%) 4630.1
1991 MON NL 14 11 31 31 9 5 0 222.0 187 59 62 123 2.39 3.91 (+39%) 4321.8
1992 MON NL 16 11 32 32 6 0 0 226.3 172 62 60 147 2.47 3.75 (+34%) 3893.3
1993 MON NL 15 9 35 34 2 0 1 224.7 211 96 64 138 3.85 4.19 (+8%) -747.3
1994 CLE AL 11 6 24 24 7 3 0 176.7 166 69 44 92 3.52 4.51 (+22%) 2407.2
1995 CLE AL 12 5 28 28 3 2 0 187.0 174 64 46 99 3.08 4.45 (+31%) 1428.9
1996 CLE AL 9 6 20 20 1 1 0 112.0 122 56 37 48 4.50 4.61 (+2%) -394.8
1997 SEA AL 1 5 9 9 0 0 0 49.0 65 42 29 17 7.71 4.39 (-76%) -2881.7
1998 ATL NL 4 6 53 5 1 1 2 91.0 109 45 19 62 4.45 4.43 (avg) 1824.0
Career · 24 seasons 245 193 692 562 122 30 8 3,999.2 3,897 1,643 1,165 2,149 3.70 — 5,904

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
695 520 25 74 12 0 0 33 1 15 168 .142 .169 .165 .334 -3,412

Career AVG .142 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 45.5% below league average.

Career OBP .169 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 48.5% below league average.

Career SLG .165 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 58.1% below league average.

Career OPS .334 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 53.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1976 BAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 BAL AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 BAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 BAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 BAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 MON NL 19 30 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 14 .100 — — — — 0.0
1987 MON NL 22 46 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 17 .065 — — — — 0.0
1988 MON NL 34 78 2 15 2 0 0 7 0 1 25 .192 .254 (-24%) .317 (-33%) .377 (-42%) .695 (-38%) -455.8
1989 MON NL 34 72 5 9 0 0 0 3 1 5 19 .125 .254 (-51%) .319 (-43%) .375 (-67%) .694 (-56%) -608.2
1990 MON NL 32 68 0 7 1 0 0 6 0 1 25 .103 .257 (-60%) .324 (-60%) .385 (-69%) .710 (-65%) -694.8
1991 MON NL 32 72 8 11 4 0 0 2 0 1 24 .153 .255 (-40%) .323 (-49%) .384 (-46%) .708 (-47%) -544.6
1992 MON NL 32 74 3 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 .189 .255 (-26%) .322 (-41%) .377 (-50%) .699 (-46%) -522.7
1993 MON NL 36 69 1 11 2 0 0 4 0 2 17 .159 .265 (-40%) .332 (-46%) .403 (-53%) .735 (-50%) -586.0
1994 CLE AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CLE AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 CLE AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 SEA AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 ATL NL 53 11 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 7 .091 — — — — 0.0
Career · 24 seasons 695 520 25 74 12 0 0 33 1 15 168 .142 — — — — -3,412

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1998 NLCS ATL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALCS CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 WS CLE 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1979 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 WS BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 12 7 0 43.3 42 16 12 18 3.32

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1998 NLCS ATL 1 0 4 0 0 3.3 1 0 1 0 0.00
1995 ALCS CLE 1 1 2 2 0 13.3 10 3 3 7 2.02
1995 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 5 2 0 2 3.00
1995 WS CLE 0 1 2 2 0 10.3 12 4 8 5 3.48
1979 ALCS BAL 0 0 1 1 0 8.3 8 3 0 4 3.24
1979 WS BAL 0 0 2 1 0 2.0 6 4 0 0 18.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3402371233017.139
Away3552831341016.145

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3382015.0193978054011063.48
Away3541984.2195886362510433.91

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1998-09-27 ATLNYN — 0.2311010
1998-09-25 ATLNYN W 1.1000020
1998-09-22 ATLMIA — 1.0000010
1998-09-17 ATLAZ — 1.0000010
1998-09-16 ATLPHI — 1.0100110
1998-09-14 ATLPHI — 1.0000100
1998-09-12 ATLMIA — 1.2000020
1998-09-10 ATLWSN — 1.0000020
1998-09-07 ATLNYN — 2.0322010
1998-09-05 ATLNYN — 0.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 692 562 319 763 42 61

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1976 BAL P 4 2 3 4 0 0
1977 BAL P 42 13 9 26 1 2
1978 BAL P 40 38 27 51 1 6
1979 BAL P 40 39 26 59 5 3
1980 BAL P 25 12 5 16 0 1
1981 BAL P 25 24 20 44 2 4
1982 BAL P 40 39 13 38 1 2
1983 BAL P 32 25 16 42 1 8
1984 BAL P 34 20 17 19 2 4
1985 BAL P 33 31 17 26 1 0
1986 BAL P 4 0 1 2 0 0
1986 MON P 19 15 3 23 1 0
1987 MON P 22 22 10 23 1 3
1988 MON P 34 34 19 39 6 3
1989 MON P 34 33 11 50 2 6
1990 MON P 32 32 16 35 1 2
1991 MON P 31 31 21 48 4 5
1992 MON P 32 32 20 45 4 3
1993 MON P 35 34 17 46 1 1
1994 CLE P 24 24 11 33 0 2
1995 CLE P 28 28 15 46 4 3
1996 CLE P 20 20 10 26 1 1
1997 SEA P 9 9 6 6 2 0
1998 ATL P 53 5 6 16 1 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 692
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1992 Pitcher of the Month August
1991 Pitcher of the Month July
1991 Player of the Week Week of 1991-06-15
1991 Player of the Week Week of 1991-07-27
1981 Pitcher of the Month September

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1998 ATL NL $550,000
1996 CLE AL $3,816,766
1995 CLE AL $4,550,000
1994 CLE AL $4,500,000
1993 MON NL $2,833,333
1992 MON NL $3,348,333
1991 MON NL $3,333,333
1990 MON NL $1,400,000
1989 MON NL $735,000
1988 MON NL $735,000
1987 MON NL $162,500
1986 BAL AL $560,458
1985 BAL AL $560,000
Total Career Earnings $27,084,723

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1991 Cy Young Award NL 5th 4.0 120 0
1981 Cy Young Award AL 5th 3.0 140 0
1981 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 3.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dennis Martinez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jerry Reuss
    220-191, 3.64 ERA
  2. 84
    Rick Reuschel
    214-191, 3.37 ERA
  3. 80
    Joe Niekro
    221-204, 3.59 ERA
  4. 80
    Jerry Koosman
    222-209, 3.36 ERA
  5. 78
    Frank Tanana
    240-236, 3.66 ERA
  6. 75
    Jamie Moyer
    269-209, 4.25 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Dennis Martinez

What years did Dennis Martinez play?
Dennis Martinez played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1998.
Was Dennis Martinez a pitcher?
Yes. Dennis Martinez pitched in the major leagues, recording 245 wins and 2149 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dennis Martinez hit?
Dennis Martinez hit 0 career home runs with 74 hits.