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Felix Martinez
Felix (Mata) Martinez

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 168 lb.

Debut September 3, 1997
  vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 2001
Born May 18, 1974 in Nagua, D.R.

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 23 KCR AL  16   31    3    7   1  1   0    3   0  0   6   8  .226  .351  .323   78   10   1   0   0   0   1
 1998 24 KCR AL  34   85    7   11   1  1   0    5   3  1   5  21  .129  .187  .165   -7   14   4   0   0   1   1
 1999 25 KCR AL   6    7    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .143  .143  .143  -27    1   0   0   0   0   1
 2000 26 TBD AL 106  299   42   64  11  4   2   17   9  3  32  68  .214  .305  .298   55   89  12   2   0   8   4
 2001 27 TBD AL  77  219   24   54  13  1   1   14   6  5  10  46  .247  .294  .329   66   72   3   1   0   5   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      239  641   77  137  26  7   3   39  18  9  53 143  .214  .287  .290   51  186  20   3   0  14  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        434   52   93  18  5   2   26  12  6  36  97  .214  .287  .290   51  126  14   2   0   9  10
 Career High    106  299   42   64  13  4   2   17   9  5  32  68  .214  .305  .298   55   89  12   2   0   8   8
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 23 KCR AL   38   26    4   4.1   110| .226  .272| .351  .342| .323  .431| .674  .773|  78  .398  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1998 24 KCR AL   95   80    3   1.0   111| .129  .273| .187  .342| .165  .434| .352  .776|  -7  .047 -14.1  -1.3  75%
 1999 25 KCR AL    7    7    0   0.0   116| .143  .277| .143  .350| .143  .444| .286  .794| -27  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 2000 26 TBD AL  353  256   31   3.2   114| .214  .275| .305  .348| .298  .443| .603  .790|  55  .273 -20.7  -1.9  75%
 2001 27 TBD AL  238  182   19   2.8   105| .247  .265| .294  .331| .329  .425| .623  .757|  66  .252 -10.7  -1.0  54%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       731  551   57   2.8   111| .214  .271| .287  .341| .290  .435| .577  .776|  51  .232 -47.9  -4.4  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 23 KCR AL SS 12 17 22 1 7 .975 .975 3.25 4.05 3.86 4.55 10 91.0 DH 2 1998 24 KCR AL SS 32 49 80 6 23 .956 .972 4.03 4.26 4.74 4.71 28 244.7 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.15 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1999 25 KCR AL SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 0.00 4.77 1 10.0 2B 1 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 4.40 6.75 5.17 0 4.0 2000 26 TBD AL SS 106 191 369 14 81 .976 .973 5.28 4.17 5.68 4.71 103 887.7 2001 27 TBD AL SS 67 103 148 15 38 .944 .973 3.75 4.03 4.44 4.49 58 508.7 2B 10 15 20 0 3 1.000 .980 3.50 4.44 3.97 4.87 8 79.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 24 KCR AL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.15 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1999 25 KCR AL 2B 1 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 4.40 6.75 5.17 0 4.0 2001 27 TBD AL 2B 10 15 20 0 3 1.000 .980 3.50 4.44 3.97 4.87 8 79.3 1997 23 KCR AL DH 2 1997 23 KCR AL SS 12 17 22 1 7 .975 .975 3.25 4.05 3.86 4.55 10 91.0 1998 24 KCR AL SS 32 49 80 6 23 .956 .972 4.03 4.26 4.74 4.71 28 244.7 1999 25 KCR AL SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 0.00 4.77 1 10.0 2000 26 TBD AL SS 106 191 369 14 81 .976 .973 5.28 4.17 5.68 4.71 103 887.7 2001 27 TBD AL SS 67 103 148 15 38 .944 .973 3.75 4.03 4.44 4.49 58 508.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 219 360 619 36 149 .965 .973 4.47 4.13 5.06 4.64 200 1742.0 2B* 13 16 22 0 4 1.000 .979 2.92 4.39 4.01 4.89 8 85.3 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 232 376 641 36 153 .966 .973 4.38 4.15 5.01 4.65 208 1827
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
2000 AL-12-4

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

March 5, 1993: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central).

October 6, 1999: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Kansas City Royals.

April 5, 2000: Selected off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 26, 2002: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

March 30, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

May 5, 2002: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

May 15, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

March 29, 2003: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

January 15, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

July 21, 2004: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

February 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Kansas City Royals$170,000
2001Tampa Bay Devil Rays$255,000
Career (may be incomplete)$425,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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