He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Martinez and left-handers to .278.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .422 expected average against them, against .228 on his offspeed pitches.
83 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
14.8% of the contact against Martinez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
120 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 548 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Martinez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 79.0 off his changeup.
73 and 189 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Martinez gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
668 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 70th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Martinez has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 415 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Martinez is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
668 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Martinez lives in the strike zone: 47.1% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
668 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 71st in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Martinez averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
668 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 452nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Martinez is hit hard, against 32.7% of what left-handers make.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.7 mph off the bat against Martinez and left-handers 86.9.
52 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 98 from left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Martinez projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
668 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Martinez's stuff spins at 2,171 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
668 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.4% of the contact against Martinez is on the ground and 36.6% of it is in the air.
145 tracked batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Martinez and left-handers to .278.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Martinez is hit hard, against 32.7% of what left-handers make.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .422 expected average against them, against .228 on his offspeed pitches.
83 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
14.8% of the contact against Martinez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
120 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 548 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Martinez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 79.0 off his changeup.
73 and 189 of them thrown.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Martinez gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
668 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 70th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Martinez is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
668 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Martinez projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
668 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Martinez has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 415 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.7 mph off the bat against Martinez and left-handers 86.9.
52 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 98 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.4% of the contact against Martinez is on the ground and 36.6% of it is in the air.
145 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Martinez lives in the strike zone: 47.1% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
668 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 71st in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Martinez averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
668 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 452nd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Martinez's stuff spins at 2,171 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
668 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
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