Dennis Martinez
Jose Dennis (Emilia) Martinez (El Presidente)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 14, 1955 in Granada, Nicaragua
High School: Granada (Granada, NI)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1976
Final Game: September 27, 1998
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1976 BAL AL 21 P 4 2 27.2 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 2.28 1.75 .943 1.89 0.85
1977 BAL AL 22 P 42 13 166.2 36 9 26 1 2 .972 1.89 0.83 .947 1.95 0.84
1978 BAL AL 23 P 40 38 276.1 79 27 51 1 6 .987 2.54 1.95 .952 1.90 0.85
1979 BAL AL 24 P 40 39 292.1 90 26 59 5 3 .944 2.62 2.13 .949 1.92 0.81
1980 BAL AL 25 P 25 12 99.2 21 5 16 0 1 1.000 1.90 0.84 .957 1.85 0.77
1981 BAL AL 26 P 25 24 179.0 66 20 44 2 4 .970 3.22 2.56 .962 1.98 0.81 CYA-5,MVP-23
1982 BAL AL 27 P 40 39 252.0 52 13 38 1 2 .981 1.82 1.28 .958 1.80 0.73
1983 BAL AL 28 P 32 25 153.0 59 16 42 1 8 .983 3.41 1.81 .958 1.80 0.73
1984 BAL AL 29 P 34 20 141.2 38 17 19 2 4 .947 2.29 1.06 .958 1.79 0.70
1985 BAL AL 30 P 33 31 180.0 44 17 26 1 0 .977 2.15 1.30 .952 1.86 0.70
1986 TOT MLB 31 P 23 15 104.2 30 4 25 1 0 .967 2.49 1.26 .957 1.93 0.66
1986 BAL AL 31 P 4 0 6.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 4.05 0.75 .967 1.89 0.68
1986 MON NL 31 P 19 15 98.0 27 3 23 1 0 .963 2.39 1.37 .956 1.94 0.66
1987 MON NL 32 P 22 22 144.2 34 10 23 1 3 .971 2.05 1.50 .953 1.91 0.62
1988 MON NL 33 P 34 34 235.1 64 19 39 6 3 .906 2.22 1.71 .958 1.96 0.69
1989 MON NL 34 P 34 33 232.0 63 11 50 2 6 .968 2.37 1.79 .946 1.87 0.63
1990 MON NL 35 P 32 32 226.0 52 16 35 1 2 .981 2.03 1.59 .956 1.80 0.58 AS
1991 MON NL 36 P 31 31 222.0 73 21 48 4 5 .945 2.80 2.23 .955 1.86 0.59 AS,CYA-5
1992 MON NL 37 P 32 32 226.1 69 20 45 4 3 .942 2.58 2.03 .955 1.94 0.60 AS
1993 MON NL 38 P 35 34 224.2 64 17 46 1 1 .984 2.52 1.80 .952 1.84 0.54
1994 CLE AL 39 P 24 24 176.2 44 11 33 0 2 1.000 2.24 1.83 .955 1.72 0.52
1995 CLE AL 40 P 28 28 187.0 65 15 46 4 3 .938 2.94 2.18 .962 1.79 0.53 AS
1996 CLE AL 41 P 20 20 112.0 37 10 26 1 1 .973 2.89 1.80 .959 1.77 0.52
1997 SEA AL 42 P 9 9 49.0 14 6 6 2 0 .857 2.20 1.33 .957 1.71 0.49
1998 ATL NL 43 P 53 5 91.0 23 6 16 1 2 .957 2.18 0.42 .961 1.85 0.54
23 Seasons P 692 562 3999.2 1124 319 763 42 61 .963 2.43 1.56 .955 1.86 0.67
23 Seasons TOT 692 562 3999.2 1124 319 763 42 61 .963 2.43 1.56 .917 1.86 0.67
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1976 BAL AL 21 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 BAL AL 22 42 0 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 BAL AL 23 40 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 BAL AL 24 40 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 BAL AL 25 26 1 1 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1981 BAL AL 26 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 BAL AL 27 40 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 BAL AL 28 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 BAL AL 29 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 BAL AL 30 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MON NL 31 19 15 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 BAL AL 31 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MON NL 32 22 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MON NL 33 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 MON NL 34 34 33 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 MON NL 35 32 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 MON NL 36 32 31 32 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1992 MON NL 37 32 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 MON NL 38 36 34 36 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1994 CLE AL 39 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CLE AL 40 28 0 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 CLE AL 41 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 SEA AL 42 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 ATL NL 43 53 5 51 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Seasons 695 239 293 692 692 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1976 BAL AL 21 108 77% 33% 5 100% 0 3 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1977 BAL AL 22 733 76% 23% 29 93% 3 8 1 7 27 20 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 6 100%
1978 BAL AL 23 1186 80% 30% 55 93% 0 27 3 18 50 39 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 3 5 1 7 86%
1979 BAL AL 24 1266 83% 29% 64 95% 3 24 3 14 60 47 5 5 0 1 4 0 3 2 3 0 8 100%
1980 BAL AL 25 446 80% 23% 16 100% 0 5 0 4 16 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1981 BAL AL 26 790 81% 29% 42 98% 1 19 1 12 42 29 7 2 0 0 2 0 4 3 4 0 3 100%
1982 BAL AL 27 1140 82% 26% 41 90% 1 13 0 10 37 28 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 100%
1983 BAL AL 28 722 84% 27% 44 95% 1 16 3 10 42 27 10 1 0 1 0 0 8 8 8 0 3 100%
1984 BAL AL 29 623 81% 25% 20 100% 1 17 1 10 19 12 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 3 1 0
1985 BAL AL 30 827 83% 26% 19 100% 1 16 0 15 25 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1986 MON NL 31 441 79% 32% 23 91% 0 4 1 2 23 18 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1986 BAL AL 31 37 89% 24% 2 100% 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MON NL 32 628 79% 30% 24 96% 0 11 3 7 23 15 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 5 100%
1988 MON NL 33 1016 82% 33% 45 93% 1 18 4 10 39 31 4 6 0 0 6 1 3 2 3 0 6 100%
1989 MON NL 34 998 80% 36% 52 96% 1 11 1 8 51 36 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 6 6 0 9 89%
1990 MON NL 35 938 78% 38% 39 95% 2 16 3 12 34 28 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 3 67%
1991 MON NL 36 942 80% 38% 49 98% 1 22 4 12 47 36 3 4 1 0 3 0 5 3 3 2 6 100%
1992 MON NL 37 946 77% 36% 47 98% 1 21 5 11 44 30 5 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 5 100%
1993 MON NL 38 1001 79% 40% 52 90% 0 17 0 11 45 39 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 9 100%
1994 CLE AL 39 748 81% 39% 37 89% 0 11 1 9 33 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 100%
1995 CLE AL 40 794 80% 39% 48 94% 1 15 1 14 46 37 4 4 0 0 4 2 3 3 3 0 4 100%
1996 CLE AL 41 492 82% 40% 27 96% 0 9 0 8 26 25 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1997 SEA AL 42 256 79% 35% 9 78% 0 6 0 4 7 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
1998 ATL NL 43 409 79% 38% 19 79% 0 6 1 4 15 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 100%
23 Seasons 17487 80% 32% 808 94% 18 316 36 215 757 573 81 42 4 7 31 5 61 42 54 7 100 95%
MLB Averages 77% 29% 90% 86%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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