José Martínez

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 215lb (198cm, 97kg)

Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors)

Born: July 25, 1988 in La Guaira, Venezuela ve

Debut: September 6, 2016 (Age 28-043d, 18,884th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2018, 1 yr/$560k (18)

Service Time (01/2018): 1.027 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023

Full Name: Jose Alberto Martinez

Nicknames: Cafecito or Cafe

Twitter: @cafejr40

Relatives: Son of Carlos Martinez

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

0.7

2.3

AB

317

605

R

H

185

BA

.297

.306

HR

RBI

103

SB

OBP

.363

.374

SLG

.476

.496

OPS

.840

.870

OPS+

127

132

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2006	17	CHW-min	FRk,FgW	55	195	162	27	45	8	0	4	30	5	4	25	29	.278	.381	.401	.783		65	3	4	1	3	1		VN2,LGU · VESL,VEWL
2007	18	CHW-min	Rk,FgW	77	282	250	35	70	11	3	7	37	13	3	23	54	.280	.348	.432	.780		108	2	4	3	2	0		BRS,LGU · APPY,VEWL
2008	19	CHW-min	A	39	156	144	19	44	5	0	2	18	7	5	12	26	.306	.359	.382	.741		55	7	0	0	0	0		KAN · SALL
2010	21	CHW-min	A+,Rk	67	285	258	33	66	9	1	6	29	5	1	19	45	.256	.309	.368	.677		95	10	2	3	3	0		WSM,BRS · CARL,APPY
2011	22	CHW-min	A+,AA,FgW	181	729	674	83	203	36	4	6	63	8	7	39	94	.301	.341	.393	.734		265	24	5	5	6	2		WSM,BIR,LGU · CARL,SOUL,VEWL
2012	23	CHW-min	AA,FgW	130	537	487	59	122	17	2	5	44	7	3	44	96	.251	.315	.324	.639		158	12	2	3	1	0		BIR,LGU · SOUL,VEWL
2013	24	ATL-min	AA,FgW	148	548	496	52	138	20	1	8	46	8	9	44	72	.278	.337	.371	.708		184	17	1	5	2	1		MSS,LGU · SOUL,VEWL
2014	25	ATL-min	A+,FgW	123	498	447	62	140	22	5	10	64	8	1	43	67	.313	.367	.452	.819		202	10	0	0	8	3		LBG,LGU · CARL,VEWL
2015	26	KCR-min	AAA,FgW,Rk	162	666	586	92	209	44	7	13	97	12	5	69	105	.357	.423	.522	.945		306	18	3	2	6	1		OMA,LGU,ROY · PCL,VEWL,ARIZ
2016	27	STL-KCR-min	AAA,FgW	178	717	645	79	186	41	2	16	99	13	4	62	108	.288	.349	.433	.782		279	28	2	1	7	4		MEM,LGU,OMA · PCL,VEWL
2016	27	STL	NL	12	18	16	4	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.438	.500	.500	1.000	171	8	0	0	0	0	0	/73
2017	28	STL-min	FgW,A+	18	77	64	17	24	7	1	3	18	1	0	11	8	.375	.455	.656	1.111		42	3	0	0	2	0		LGU,PLM · VEWL,FLOR
2017	28	STL	NL	106	307	272	47	84	13	1	14	46	4	0	32	60	.309	.379	.518	.897	134	141	9	0	1	2	2	379/D
2018	29	STL	NL	88	355	317	35	94	18	0	13	56	0	3	33	55	.297	.363	.476	.840	127	151	10	2	0	3	0	*3/9D
3 Yrs				206	680	605	86	185	32	1	27	103	4	3	67	116	.306	.374	.496	.870	132	300	19	2	1	5	2
162 Game Avg.				162	535	476	68	145	25	1	21	81	3	2	53	91	.306	.374	.496	.870	132	236	15	2	1	4	2

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José Martínez

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Transactions

Salaries

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