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| Player Report for #43 Victor Martinez | | Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 |  | | Name: | Victor Martinez | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $6,141,678 | | Birthday: | 12-23-1978 | Signed Through: | 2008 Season | | Age: | 29 | Years of Major League Service: | 4 Years, 163 Days | | Born in: | Unknown | Major League Service Days this Year: | 168 Days | | Nationality: | Venezuelan | | | | Height: | 6' 2" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 5 Years, 137 Days | | Weight: | 168 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 6 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 2 option years left | | Bats: | Switch | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Well Known) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | | | Versus LHP | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | | | Versus RHP | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | | | Talent | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 1 | | Catcher 9 (Arm: 8) | | Stealing Ability: | 5 | | First Base 1 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 5 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 15 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-27-2007 | @ MIL | Loss, 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-26-2007 | @ MIL | Loss, 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-24-2007 | MIL | Loss, 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-08-2007 | SEA | Win, 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-06-2007 | @ SEA | Win, 8-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-05-2007 | @ SEA | Loss, 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-02-2007 | @ OAK | Win, 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-01-2007 | @ OAK | Win, 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-2007 | @ OAK | Win, 4-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-2007 | MIN | Win, 8-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 2007 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 136 | 544 | 147 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 80 | 75 | 41 | 77 | .270 | .325 | .438 | .762 | .688 | .167 | 22.3 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 136 | 597 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 238 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 75.9 | 4.88 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 188 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .294 | .383 | .677 | | Versus Right | | 356 | 99 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 52 | 31 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .278 | .341 | .466 | .807 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 77 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .314 | .429 | .743 | | May | | 101 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .343 | .475 | .818 | | June | | 78 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .326 | .474 | .800 | | July | | 95 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .295 | .337 | .632 | | August | | 95 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .330 | .432 | .762 | | September | | 91 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .356 | .516 | .873 | | October | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | | Spring Training | | 66 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .318 | .432 | .500 | .932 | | Playoffs | | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .423 | .458 | .881 | | Last Year | | 544 | 147 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 80 | 75 | 41 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .270 | .325 | .438 | .762 | | 2 Years Ago | | 397 | 121 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 61 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .305 | .362 | .504 | .866 | | Career | | 2504 | 716 | 150 | 7 | 90 | 379 | 377 | 226 | 282 | 23 | 0 | 20 | .286 | .347 | .459 | .806 | | Home | | 264 | 78 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 37 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .295 | .344 | .492 | .836 | | Road | | 280 | 69 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .246 | .307 | .386 | .693 | | Grass | | 544 | 147 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 80 | 75 | 41 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .270 | .325 | .438 | .762 | | Day | | 157 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .299 | .363 | .662 | | Night | | 387 | 111 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 54 | 25 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .287 | .336 | .468 | .803 | | Close/Late | | 97 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .292 | .330 | .622 | | Inning 1-3 | | 210 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .281 | .336 | .429 | .765 | | Inning 4-6 | | 181 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .320 | .481 | .800 | | Inning 7-9 | | 152 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .317 | .401 | .719 | | Extra Innings | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0 Outs | | 197 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .333 | .371 | .704 | | 1 Outs | | 174 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .276 | .343 | .483 | .826 | | 2 Outs | | 173 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .295 | .468 | .763 | | Scoring Position | | 133 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .325 | .519 | .843 | | Bases Empty | | 315 | 83 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 23 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .263 | .322 | .394 | .715 | | Runner on 1st | | 96 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .337 | .469 | .805 | | Runner on 2nd | | 44 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .298 | .409 | .707 | | Runner on 3rd | | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .323 | .370 | .693 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .500 | .800 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .429 | 1.300 | 1.729 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .364 | .750 | 1.114 | | Bases Loaded | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 | | Two Strikes | | 220 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .252 | .318 | .570 | | First Pitch | | 92 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .295 | .478 | .773 | | Count 0-1 | | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .300 | .395 | .695 | | Count 0-2 | | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | | Count 1-0 | | 58 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .362 | .362 | .655 | 1.017 | | Count 1-1 | | 60 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .306 | .550 | .856 | | Count 1-2 | | 75 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .187 | .205 | .320 | .525 | | Count 2-0 | | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .688 | 1.063 | | Count 2-1 | | 43 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .250 | .326 | .576 | | Count 2-2 | | 64 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .266 | .359 | .625 | | Count 3-0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .697 | .750 | 1.447 | | Full Count | | 47 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .191 | .345 | .362 | .707 | | Behind in Count | | 147 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .204 | .224 | .306 | .530 | | Ahead in Count | | 134 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .336 | .458 | .567 | 1.025 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 2002 Modesto - A | 23 | 44 | 171 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .375 | .398 | .773 | 9.9 | | 2002 Bakersfield - AA | 23 | 60 | 233 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .365 | .412 | .502 | .915 | 27.2 | | Total MLBAA | | 60 | 233 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .365 | .412 | .502 | .915 | 27.2 | | Total MLBA | | 44 | 171 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .375 | .398 | .773 | 9.9 |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 2004 Cleveland - MLB | 25 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .400 | .588 | .988 | 0.0 | | 2007 Cleveland - MLB | 28 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .423 | .458 | .881 | 0.0 | | Total MLB | | 11 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .413 | .512 | .925 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 05-21-2002 | Injured (strained back muscle), out for one week. | | 07-30-2002 | Injured (bruised ankle), day-to-day for 5 days. | | 01-01-2003 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 13 (16); Eye: 17 (20). | | 07-04-2003 | Injured (strained hip muscle), day-to-day for 4 days. | | 07-19-2003 | Injured (strained calf muscle), day-to-day for one week. | | 11-19-2003 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $327,240 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-2004 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 9 (9). | | 11-24-2004 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-2005 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 9 (9). | | 08-30-2005 | Injured (fractured ankle), out for 8 months. | | 11-18-2005 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,833,960 through arbitration. | | 01-01-2006 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 11 (11). | | 07-08-2006 | Injured (blurred vision), day-to-day for 3 days. | | 07-11-2006 | Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 2 weeks. | | 08-28-2006 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. | | 11-21-2006 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,423,912 through arbitration. | | 01-01-2007 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 12 (12). | | 06-26-2007 | Injured (cold), day-to-day for 4 days. | | 10-08-2007 | Injured (sore knee), out for 2 weeks. | | 11-18-2007 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,141,678 through arbitration. | | 01-01-2008 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 12 (14). | |
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