What years did Felix Martinez play?

Felix Martinez played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2001.

Was Felix Martinez a pitcher?

No. Felix Martinez was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Felix Martinez hit?

Felix Martinez hit 3 career home runs with 137 hits.

Felix Martinez

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2001)

AVG .214

HR 3

RBI 39

H 137

OPS .577

PIV -2,551

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 5/18/1974 in Nagua, María Trinidad Sánchez, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1997-09-03
Last Game: 2001-09-30

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
239	641	77	137	26	7	3	39	18	53	143	.214	.287	.290	.577	-2,551

Career AVG .214 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 20.2% below league average.

Career OBP .287 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 15.3% below league average.

Career SLG .290 vs. league average .428 across their career seasons — 32.1% below league average.

Career OPS .577 vs. league average .766 across their career seasons — 24.7% 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
1997	KCA	AL	16	31	3	7	1	1	0	3	0	6	8	.226	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	KCA	AL	34	85	7	11	1	1	0	5	3	5	21	.129	.266 (-51%)	.335 (-44%)	.420 (-61%)	.755 (-53%)	-754.9
1999	KCA	AL	6	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TBA	AL	106	299	42	64	11	4	2	17	9	32	68	.214	.270 (-21%)	.344 (-12%)	.437 (-32%)	.782 (-23%)	-1142.9
2001	TBA	AL	77	219	24	54	13	1	1	14	6	10	46	.247	.263 (-7%)	.332 (-12%)	.426 (-23%)	.758 (-18%)	-652.7
Career · 5 seasons			239	641	77	137	26	7	3	39	18	53	143	.214	—	—	—	—	-2,551

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	125	334	38	79	0	24	.237
Away	114	307	39	58	3	15	.189

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SO
2001-09-30	TBR	TOR	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
2001-09-29	TBR	TOR	W	3	1	2	1	0	0	1
2001-09-28	TBR	TOR	W	4	1	2	0	1	2	1
2001-09-26	TBR	NYY	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-25	TBR	NYY	W	4	1	2	1	0	0	1
2001-09-19	TBR	BOS	W	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
2001-09-09	TBR	OAK	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
2001-09-07	TBR	OAK	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001-09-05	TBR	SEA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001-09-04	TBR	SEA	W	1	2	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	13	8	16	22	0	4
SS	219	200	360	618	36	148

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1997	KCA	SS	12	10	17	22	1	7
1998	KCA	2B	2	0	0	0	0	0
1998	KCA	SS	32	28	49	80	6	23
1999	KCA	2B	1	0	1	2	0	1
1999	KCA	SS	2	1	0	0	0	0
2000	TBA	SS	106	103	191	368	14	80
2001	TBA	2B	10	8	15	20	0	3
2001	TBA	SS	67	58	103	148	15	38

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	13
Shortstop	219
Designated Hitter	2

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	TBA	AL	$255,000
1998	KCA	AL	$170,000
Total Career Earnings			$425,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Felix Martinez

What years did Felix Martinez play?: Felix Martinez played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2001.
Was Felix Martinez a pitcher?: No. Felix Martinez was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Felix Martinez hit?: Felix Martinez hit 3 career home runs with 137 hits.