Carlos Martinez
2013–2021 · P

Carlos Martinez

6' 0", 200 lbs·Lived to 35·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· CONTEXTUAL
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2021 · 13,482 pitches · 95.0 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.01
Best ERA · 2015
16
Most W · 2016
217
Most K · 2017
1.220
Best WHIP · 2017
Career Arc · OPS
6 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
9 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

9 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2013STL21200.000.0000
2014STL571202.250.50071
2015STL325600.143.35149
2016STL335906.237.50068
2017STL3462011.177.42957
2018STL343314.242.62986
2019STL48100.000.0000
2020STL5000
2021STL162400.083.20829
Career280249123.185

Career · Pitching

9 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2013STL2128.3215.0876241.412
2014STL5789.3244.0393841.410
2015STL31179.71473.011311841.286
2016STL31195.31693.041381741.224
2017STL32205.012113.641202171.220
2018STL33118.7863.111331171.348
2019STL4848.3423.17142531.179
2020STL520.0039.9045172.100
2021STL1682.3496.2368571.372
Career274966.96252927
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 13,398 pitches · 2015–2021
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSICHSLCUFC
FF · 4-Seam Fastball27.5% · 96.0 mph
SI · Sinker25.3% · 94.6 mph
CH · Changeup17.0% · 87.3 mph
SL · Slider14.0% · 84.4 mph
CU · Curveball11.6% · 85.0 mph
FC · Cutter4.6% · 90.7 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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