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

2019 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2019): 2.027 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023

Full Name: Jose Alberto Martinez

Twitter: @cafejr40

Relatives: Son of Carlos Martinez

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

1.5

3.1

AB

534

822

R

115

H

163

254

BA

.305

.309

HR

RBI

130

SB

OBP

.364

.372

SLG

.457

.478

OPS

.821

.850

OPS+

124

128

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Projections

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Games by Position

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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	54	191	158	26	44	8	0	4	30	5	4	25	29	.278	.384	.405	.789		64	3	4	1	3	1		VN2 · VESL
2007	18	CHW-min	Rk	65	275	245	34	69	11	3	7	37	12	2	22	53	.282	.348	.437	.785		107	2	4	2	2	0		BRS · APPY
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	133	553	515	64	158	26	4	6	45	7	5	28	69	.307	.344	.408	.752		210	21	3	4	3	1		WSM,BIR · CARL,SOUL
2012	23	CHW-min	AA	114	482	436	54	108	15	1	5	42	6	3	41	87	.248	.315	.321	.636		140	9	2	2	1	0		BIR · SOUL
2013	24	ATL-min	AA	123	475	431	46	123	19	0	6	39	6	9	37	63	.285	.342	.371	.713		160	12	1	4	2	1		MSS · SOUL
2014	25	ATL-min	A+	66	288	257	32	82	14	3	4	34	5	1	26	37	.319	.375	.444	.819		114	4	0	0	5	0		LBG · CARL
2015	26	KCR-min	AAA,Rk	102	413	356	59	136	27	3	10	62	8	3	49	55	.382	.456	.559	1.015		199	8	3	1	4	1		OMA,ROY · PCL,ARIZ
2016	27	STL-KCR-min	AAA	124	489	442	52	123	28	1	11	60	11	1	39	74	.278	.336	.421	.757		186	19	2	1	5	3		MEM,OMA · PCL
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	A+	3	14	12	4	4	2	0	1	4	1	0	2	1	.333	.429	.750	1.179		9	1	0	0	0	0		PLM · 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	152	590	534	64	163	30	0	17	83	0	3	49	104	.305	.364	.457	.821	124	244	15	2	2	3	0	39/D
3 Yrs				270	915	822	115	254	44	1	31	130	4	3	83	165	.309	.372	.478	.850	128	393	24	2	3	5	2
162 Game Avg.				162	549	493	69	152	26	1	19	78	2	2	50	99	.309	.372	.478	.850	128	236	14	1	2	3	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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José Martínez

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Projections

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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