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Edgar
Martinez		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 225
 
Born: January 2, 1963 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1992   
Gold Glove Award 1988    1997   
All-Star Selections 1989    1993    1994    1995   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1987 24 CHW AL 157 561 56 133 21 6 2 50 1 2 24 83 .237 .267 .307 .574 39.4 1.3
1988 25 CHW AL 148 548 63 118 28 2 5 54 0 0 34 122 .215 .259 .301 .560 41.1 1.2
1989 26 CHW AL 162 592 98 159 35 1 28 89 3 1 64 135 .269 .339 .473 .812 92.1 17.9
1990 27 CHW AL 114 423 52 109 24 0 18 67 0 0 52 102 .258 .338 .442 .780 60.0 11.8
1991 28 CHW AL 110 386 53 88 16 4 14 54 0 0 53 114 .228 .320 .399 .719 51.5 9.9
1992 29 CHW AL 160 561 109 165 33 8 30 108 5 1 90 148 .294 .388 .542 .929 110.2 25.7
1993 30 CHW AL 157 568 86 158 30 2 25 97 3 0 106 117 .278 .388 .470 .858 102.0 22.9
1994 31 PHI NL 159 572 88 156 27 1 31 105 0 2 94 134 .273 .373 .486 .859 104.3 18.7
1995 32 PHI NL 161 575 119 162 28 4 47 123 5 1 101 129 .282 .388 .590 .977 126.8 26.9
1996 33 PHI NL 154 555 87 159 32 6 38 114 1 0 87 113 .286 .381 .571 .952 112.8 21.6
1997 34 PHI NL 156 550 125 171 39 7 48 140 1 0 104 123 .311 .417 .669 1.086 140.3 32.3
1998 35 PHI NL 49 186 32 54 17 1 8 36 0 0 30 48 .290 .385 .522 .907 34.7 6.2
  HOU NL 110 401 66 92 20 3 17 62 0 1 76 101 .229 .350 .421 .771 59.6 7.4
  TOT   159 587 98 146 37 4 25 98 0 1 106 149 .249 .361 .453 .814 94.3 13.6
1999 36 HOU NL 155 546 95 149 34 8 31 103 0 1 97 125 .273 .380 .535 .914 106.5 16.7
2000 37 HOU NL 149 477 93 116 28 3 32 99 1 0 98 143 .243 .368 .516 .884 92.5 12.9
2001 38 HOU NL 129 255 44 60 7 0 11 47 2 1 38 79 .235 .332 .392 .724 35.6 3.3
15 Years Sim 2230 7756 1266 2049 419 56 385 1348 22 10 1148 1816 .264 .357 .482 .838 1309.5 236.8
162 Game Average 563 91 148 30 4 27 97 1 0 83 131 .264 .357 .482 .838 95.1  
Career Highs 162 592 125 171 39 8 48 140 5 2 106 149 .311 .417 .669 1.086 140.3  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1987 24 CHW AL 3B 157 156 1373.7 76 401 9 29 .981 3.13   7.6
1988 25 CHW AL 3B 148 148 1335.7 78 340 6 34 .986 2.82   7.2
1989 26 CHW AL 3B 162 162 1436.7 78 337 8 28 .981 2.60   7.4
1990 27 CHW AL 3B 112 108 972.0 57 236 4 15 .987 2.71   5.5
1991 28 CHW AL 3B 107 107 935.3 46 197 4 22 .984 2.34   3.8
1992 29 CHW AL 3B 158 152 1327.3 90 289 6 34 .984 2.57   7.5
1993 30 CHW AL 3B 155 149 1349.3 80 288 8 24 .979 2.45   5.8
1994 31 PHI NL 3B 157 156 1363.7 74 310 5 26 .987 2.53   5.6
1995 32 PHI NL 3B 159 154 1369.0 76 338 9 21 .979 2.72   5.7
1996 33 PHI NL 3B 152 147 1322.3 73 301 9 27 .977 2.55   6.7
1997 34 PHI NL 3B 155 150 1346.3 70 304 4 26 .989 2.50   6.5
1998 35 PHI NL 3B 48 47 428.6 24 92 2 8 .983 2.44   1.9
  HOU NL 3B 109 106 943.7 52 203 3 19 .988 2.43   4.6
  TOT   3B 157 153 1372.3 76 295 5 27 .987 2.43   6.6
1999 36 HOU NL 3B 146 139 1241.3 54 273 4 20 .988 2.37   4.5
2000 37 HOU NL 3B 137 125 1140.7 62 260 6 17 .982 2.54   6.0
2001 38 HOU NL 3B 49 39 355.3 21 86 3 7 .973 2.71   2.0
    SS 7 7 60.3 11 18 1 4 .967 4.33   0.3
    2B 2 2 19.0 5 5 0 2 1.000 4.74   0.1
    1B 1 0 7.0 6 0 1 1 .857 7.71   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  3B 2111 2045 18240.9 1011 4255 90 357 .983 2.60   88.5
  SS 7 7 60.3 11 18 1 4 .967 4.33   0.3
  2B 2 2 19.0 5 5 0 2 1.000 4.74   0.1
  1B 1 0 7.0 6 0 1 1 .857 7.71   0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   2122 2054 18328.2 1034 4278 92 364 .983 2.61   88.8
Career Highs   162 162 1436.7 90 401 9 34 .989 3.13    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 24 CHW AL 12 39 1 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 .103 .167 .179 .346
1988 25 CHW AL 11 39 7 17 3 2 1 6 0 0 1 4 .436 .450 .692 1.142
1989 26 CHW AL 5 18 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 .167 .250 .278 .528
1990 27 CHW AL 5 18 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .389 .476 .389 .865
1992 29 CHW AL 16 65 5 14 6 0 1 7 0 0 4 16 .215 .257 .354 .611
1993 30 CHW AL 14 53 6 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 9 12 .151 .270 .189 .459
1994 31 PHI NL 12 49 10 15 2 0 4 14 0 0 8 13 .306 .390 .592 .982
1995 32 PHI NL 4 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .071 .235 .143 .378
1996 33 PHI NL 18 68 10 20 7 1 4 16 1 0 8 14 .294 .368 .603 .971
1997 34 PHI NL 8 29 5 12 1 0 2 6 0 0 7 5 .414 .528 .655 1.183
1999 36 HOU NL 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .167 .000 .167
2001 38 HOU NL 3 8 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .500 .875
Career Post-Season Batting 111 410 51 104 26 4 12 58 1 0 50 87 .254 .332 .424 .756
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1997-6-.311
 On-Base Pct
1992-9-.388
1993-6-.388
1995-9-.388
1997-1-.417
 Slugging Pct
1992-4-.542
1994-10-.486
1995-2-.590
1996-6-.571
1997-2-.669
 OPS
1992-3-.929
1993-9-.858
1994-7-.859
1995-3-.977
1996-7-.952
1997-1-1.086
 XR
1992-5-110.2
1993-10-102.0
1994-6-104.3
1995-2-126.8
1996-8-112.8
1997-2-140.3
CAR-26-1309.5
 Games
1989-1-162
1992-3-160
1994-8-159
1995-3-161
1998-8-159
CAR-39-2230
Runs
1992-4-109
1995-4-119
1997-3-125
CAR-32-1266
 Total Bases
1992-7-304
1995-3-339
1996-8-317
1997-2-368
CAR-32-3735
 Triples
1992-8-8
1997-9-7
1999-9-8
 Homeruns
1992-7-30
1994-6-31
1995-3-47
1996-7-38
1997-2-48
CAR-28-385
 RBIs
1992-7-108
1994-6-105
1995-2-123
1996-9-114
1997-1-140
CAR-26-1348
 Walks
1992-4-90
1993-2-106
1994-4-94
1995-4-101
1997-6-104
1998-7-106
1999-8-97
2000-8-98
CAR-13-1148
Strikeouts
CAR-26-1816
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 92    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 52    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  1. Jim Thome (894)
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  3. Clint Hurdle (870)
  4. Pedro Guerrero (869)
  5. Bob Horner (858)
  6. Nelson Simmons (851)
  7. Ron Kittle (847)
  8. Jim Rice (842)
  9. Stan Javier (842)
  10. Gary Sheffield (839)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Montreal in 1987
Traded from Montreal to Chicago (A) on 3/2/1987 (Going to MON: LF A. Powell. Going to CHW: 3B E. Martinez)
Had first career hit on 4/1/1987, off Dennis Lewallyn (MIL)
Hit first career homerun on 5/2/1987, off Steve Comer (BOS)
Injured on 9/14/1988 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1988
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Injured on 4/9/1990 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1990, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 9/14/1990
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1990, hitting .462 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Injured on 8/15/1991 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1992, hitting .304 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1992
Drove in 6 runs against Toronto on 5/18/1993
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1993, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/2/1994 to a 5-year deal worth $10,659,100 per year
Was selected to the 1994 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1995, hitting .375 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1996, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 10 RBI
Injured on 6/30/1996 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 9/23/1996
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1996, hitting .474 with 2 HR, 13 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Houston on 10/22/1996
Hit 3 homeruns against Atlanta, driving in 8 runs on 8/16/1997
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1997, hitting .429 with 7 HR, 15 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/1997, hitting .440 with 6 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1997, hitting .364 with 11 HR, 33 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1997
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/1998, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
6/1/1998: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia, $10,660,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Philadelphia to Houston on 6/1/1998 (Going to HOU: 3B Edgar Martinez, P Wally Whitehurst. Going to PHI: RF David Dellucci, 3B Travis Fryman)
Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 6/17/1998
Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 6/19/2000
Had 2000th career hit on 5/7/2001, off Kelvim Escobar (ATL)
 
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