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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 33)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-2-1986
Height6' 8"
Weight225 lbs
Age37 years, 10 months, 16 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.12015
2016
2017
-0.22018
0.12019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2014 COL MLB 16 0 15.7 0 0 0 22 4 14 2 118 12.6 2.3 1.1 8.0 0% .408 1.66 3.74 6.89 97 4.90 120.3 -0.1
2015 NYA MLB 24 0 20.7 0 2 1 28 6 18 2 111 12.2 2.6 0.9 7.8 0% .361 1.65 3.63 5.66 105 4.34 101.5 0.1
2018 TEX MLB 46 0 41.7 1 5 0 46 5 37 5 109 9.9 1.1 1.1 8.0 41% .323 1.22 3.55 4.54 104 5.29 118.2 -0.2
2019 ATL 0 20 0 17.7 1 1 0 17 1 22 1 101 8.7 0.5 0.5 11.2 52% .356 1.02 1.58 4.08 55 2.88 58.7 0.5
2019 TEX 0 38 0 38.0 0 2 4 35 4 43 8 109 8.3 0.9 1.9 10.2 50% .293 1.03 4.03 3.08 78 3.22 66.2 0.9
2019 TOT MLB 58 0 55.7 1 3 4 52 5 65 9 107 8.4 0.8 1.5 10.5 51% .314 1.02 3.25 3.40 71 3.11 63.9 1.4
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2011 GRN A SAL 7 1 29.0 4 0 0 16 6 28 1 110 5.0 1.9 0.3 8.7 0% .211 0.76 2.97 2.17 80 2.62 53.4
2011 SLM A+ CAR 13 0 39.3 2 1 4 29 6 24 0 6.6 1.4 0.0 5.5 0% .246 0.89 2.69 0.92 91 3.07 62.8
2011 PME AA EAS 3 0 5.7 0 1 0 12 1 3 2 19.1 1.6 3.2 4.8 0% .435 2.29 7.46 15.88 122 8.00 163.3
2012 PME AA EAS 23 12 76.3 3 6 0 83 18 65 4 103 9.8 2.1 0.5 7.7 0% .336 1.32 3.12 4.48 84 5.26 109.6
2012 SUR Wnt AFL 7 0 10.7 1 0 0 8 1 12 0 6.8 0.8 0.0 10.1 0% .267 0.84 1.95 3.38 0 0.00 0.0
2013 PME AA EAS 12 0 21.0 2 0 3 9 6 27 0 3.9 2.6 0.0 11.6 0% .220 0.71 1.60 0.00 61 2.19 47.7
2013 PAW AAA INT 30 0 51.0 3 3 2 51 10 47 3 9.0 1.8 0.5 8.3 0% .324 1.20 2.94 3.18 82 4.37 95.0
2014 COL MLB NL 16 0 15.7 0 0 0 22 4 14 2 118 12.6 2.3 1.1 8.0 0% .408 1.66 3.74 6.89 97 4.90 120.3
2014 CSP AAA PCL 25 0 26.7 1 3 5 33 9 36 2 11.1 3.0 0.7 12.2 0% .431 1.58 3.20 4.39 74 5.09 107.8
2015 NYA MLB AL 24 0 20.7 0 2 1 28 6 18 2 111 12.2 2.6 0.9 7.8 0% .361 1.65 3.63 5.66 105 4.34 101.5
2015 SWB AAA INT 20 0 28.3 0 1 2 26 10 25 1 8.3 3.2 0.3 7.9 0% .294 1.27 3.01 3.18 92 4.07 89.2
2018 TEX MLB AL 46 0 41.7 1 5 0 46 5 37 5 109 9.9 1.1 1.1 8.0 41% .323 1.22 3.55 4.54 104 5.29 118.2
2018 FRI AA TEX 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 9.0 0.0 0.0 13.5 60% .400 1.00 0.44 0.00 72 3.24 68.5
2018 ROU AAA PCL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 33% .667 2.00 1.74 0.00 89 4.65 98.3
2019 ATL MLB NL 20 0 17.7 1 1 0 17 1 22 1 101 8.7 0.5 0.5 11.2 52% .356 1.02 1.58 4.08 55 2.88 58.7
2019 TEX MLB AL 38 0 38.0 0 2 4 35 4 43 8 109 8.3 0.9 1.9 10.2 50% .293 1.03 4.03 3.08 78 3.22 66.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 254 0.5276 0.5118 0.8154 0.6716 0.3333 0.8667 0.7000 0.1846
2015 388 0.5026 0.4330 0.8571 0.5897 0.2746 0.9217 0.7170 0.1429
2018 703 0.5164 0.4922 0.7948 0.6639 0.3088 0.8714 0.6190 0.2052
2019 853 0.5451 0.5416 0.7359 0.6925 0.3608 0.8012 0.5857 0.2641
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-08-04 2014-08-22 Minors 18 0 - Not Disclosed -
2014-07-04 2014-07-26 Minors 22 0 - Low Back Strain -
2014-02-14 2014-02-28 Camp 14 0 Right Elbow Inflammation Ulnar Neuritis - -
2012-07-03 2012-07-31 Minors 28 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2012-05-28 2012-06-16 Minors 19 0 - Back Not Disclosed - -
2006-06-01 2006-06-01 Coll 0 0 Right Shoulder Tear Labrum - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 BOS $
2023 BOS $
2022 CHN $2,500,000
2021 ATL $7,000,000
2020 ATL $7,000,000
2019 TEX $2,250,000
2018 TEX $1,750,000
2015 NYA $511,025
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$21,011,025
6 yrTotal$21,011,025

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 133 dISE2 years/$17.5M (2023-24)

Details
  • 2 years/$17.5M (2023-24). Signed by Boston as a free agent 12/22.
  • 1 year/$2.5M (2022). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 3/15/22. Performance bonuses based on games pitched: $100,000 each for 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 games. Roster bonuses: $125,000 each for 45, 90 days on active roster. Martin will become a free agent after expiration of contract. Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/30/22 with $920,330 remaining on contract.
  • 2 years/$14M (2020-21). Re-signed by Atlanta as a free agent 11/19/19. 20:$7M, 21:$7M. Martin to donate $70,000 annually to club charity.
  • 2 years/$4M (2018-19). Signed by Texas as a free agent 12/11/17. 18:$1.75M, 19:$2.25M. Annual performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 10, 15, 20 games finished. $0.1M each for 25, 30, 35, 40 GF. Club must provide Martin with his release after 2019 season. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Texas 7/30/19.
  • 2016-17. Nippon of Japan.
  • 1 year/$511,025 (2015). Acquired by NY Yankees in trade 1/13/15 after being DFA by Colorado 1/5/15. Signed by NY Yankees 3/15. Released by NY Yankees 11/1/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Acquired by Colorado in trade from Boston 12/18/13. Contract purchased by Colorado 4/25/14.
  • Signed by Boston as an amateur free agent 3/31/11 (McLennan CC, Texas).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 0 0 0 0 16.2 14 4 15 2 .268 1.13 3.31 3.62 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 10.5 10 3 10 1 .284 1.22 3.72 4.05 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 6 2 6 1 .295 1.29 4.01 4.37 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 3 1 3 0 .305 1.36 4.26 4.65 -0.1 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .314 1.42 4.51 4.92 -0.1 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC


Chris Martin has thrown 5,237 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Cutter (92mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (95mph), Splitter (88mph) and Sinker (95mph). He also rarely throws a Slider (86mph).