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Carlos Martinez

Cardinals Career team 2013–2021
Number #18
Position Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 34
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Born Sep 21, 1991

Key Insights

2021
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

52% of the contact against Martinez is on the ground and 29% of it is in the air.

252 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Martinez's sinker leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 86.4 off his cutter.

183 and 273 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

42.8% of the contact Martinez gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.

1318 pitches in 2021. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 585th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be

Martinez's stuff spins at 2,044 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.

1318 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 673rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him

Martinez lives in the strike zone: 48.1% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.

1318 pitches in 2021. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 158th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .356 expected average against them, against .315 on his offspeed pitches.

323 of his breaking balls thrown.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 21, 1991
Birth Place Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right