Russell Martin
2006–2019 · C

Russell Martin

5' 10", 215 lbs·Lived to 43·Bats R / Throws R
Gold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Hitter archetype· DERIVED
BalancedA well-rounded profile without a single dominant tendency.2015–2019 · 1,236 batted balls
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Career Highs
.843
Best OPS · 2007
23
Most HR · 2015
87
Most RBI · 2007
.293
Best AVG · 2007
Career Arc · OPS
14 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

14 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2006LAD1214151065.282.792103
2007LAD1515401987.293.843111
2008LAD1555531369.280.781104
2009LAD143505753.250.68091
2010LAD97331526.248.67993
2011NYY1254171865.237.732102
2012NYY1334222153.211.71398
2013PIT1274381555.226.70398
2014PIT1113791167.290.832119
2015TOR1294412377.240.787109
2016TOR1374552074.231.73399
2017TOR913071335.221.73197
2018TOR902891025.194.66391
2019LAD83209620.220.66788
Career16935701191771.248
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

1,216 BBE · 2015–2019 · 89.1 mph avg EV · 7.7% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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