3B Fernando Martinez #26
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/21/1972
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3B FERNANDO MARTINEZ #26 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
119 449 138 23 5 10 52 28 37 .307 .354 .448 0 4.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 25
Errors: - 55 45
Arm: 20 65 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/20/1972 NYK Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1972 NYK Win, 5-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/18/1972 NYK Loss, 4-8 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/17/1972 BRO Win, 6-3 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/16/1972 BRO Loss, 1-11 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1972 BRO Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1972 @ CHI Win, 8-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1972 @ CHI Win, 9-4 5 2 3 5 1 0 0 0
08/12/1972 @ CHI Win, 3-2 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/11/1972 @ CHI Loss, 6-8 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Martinez has a high baseball IQ.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:12/09/1943
Born in:Guaynabo, BAY
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$252,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 17th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 119 449 138 23 5 10 52 64 28 37 .307 .354 .448 .802 .367 .140 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 109 483 5 0 0 7 13 1 201 38 0 3 0.0 70.4 5.67 4.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 19 2 1 1 7 10 2 8 0 2 1 .244 .272 .333 .605
Versus Right   371 119 21 4 9 45 54 26 29 1 11 4 .321 .371 .472 .842
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 9 2 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 .375 .423 .458 .881
April   71 21 3 0 2 4 11 1 6 1 1 1 .296 .311 .423 .733
May   105 32 5 3 1 13 17 8 13 0 6 1 .305 .360 .438 .798
June   101 30 6 1 2 14 12 7 5 0 3 0 .297 .343 .436 .778
July   102 32 5 1 3 7 12 9 8 0 2 2 .314 .381 .471 .851
August   70 23 4 0 2 14 12 3 5 0 1 1 .329 .365 .471 .836
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   60 13 4 0 2 4 4 4 7 0 2 2 .217 .288 .383 .671
Last Year   576 147 34 3 6 59 54 27 48 4 1 3 .255 .290 .356 .646
2 Years Ago   319 93 13 4 10 50 30 10 21 2 2 2 .292 .315 .451 .767
Career   2997 838 140 24 39 313 313 182 320 16 45 21 .280 .324 .381 .705
Home   218 63 13 2 5 27 28 13 12 0 6 2 .289 .335 .436 .771
Road   231 75 10 3 5 25 36 15 25 1 7 3 .325 .372 .459 .831
Grass   449 138 23 5 10 52 64 28 37 1 13 5 .307 .354 .448 .802
Day   271 89 12 4 8 39 44 17 23 1 7 2 .328 .371 .491 .862
Night   178 49 11 1 2 13 20 11 14 0 6 3 .275 .328 .382 .710
As Starter   441 135 22 5 10 51 62 26 35 0 13 5 .306 .352 .447 .798
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 .375 .455 .500 .955
Pinch Hitting   7 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .429 .444 .571 1.016
Close/Late   105 38 5 1 2 12 12 11 11 1 4 1 .362 .424 .486 .909
Inning 1-3   174 45 7 2 3 13 22 5 12 0 5 3 .259 .291 .374 .665
Inning 4-6   138 44 9 1 5 21 24 9 11 0 4 0 .319 .361 .507 .868
Inning 7-9   124 45 6 2 2 17 17 11 13 1 4 2 .363 .420 .492 .912
Extra Innings   13 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .308 .438 .385 .822
0 Outs   133 39 7 1 5 11 32 8 10 0 12 2 .293 .343 .474 .816
1 Outs   203 64 9 4 4 25 23 7 15 1 1 1 .315 .340 .458 .798
2 Outs   113 35 7 0 1 16 9 13 12 0 0 2 .310 .391 .398 .789
Scoring Position   101 32 5 1 2 40 15 7 9 1 13 1 .317 .364 .446 .809
Bases Empty   266 81 14 2 7 7 34 17 22 0 0 4 .305 .355 .451 .807
Runner on 1st   82 25 4 2 1 5 15 4 6 0 0 0 .305 .337 .439 .776
Runner on 2nd   43 13 3 0 0 9 4 1 5 0 9 1 .302 .333 .372 .705
Runner on 3rd   13 4 1 1 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .357 .538 .896
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 9 0 0 1 9 5 4 0 0 2 0 .450 .542 .600 1.142
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 1 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 .273 .250 .545 .795
Two Strikes   129 33 6 1 1 8 19 9 37 0 0 4 .256 .324 .341 .665
First Pitch   105 28 2 1 1 9 11 0 0 1 8 1 .267 .271 .333 .604
Count 0-1   51 16 2 0 1 7 5 0 0 0 2 0 .314 .314 .412 .725
Count 0-2   33 9 1 1 0 5 5 0 9 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Count 1-0   59 22 5 2 3 12 8 0 0 0 1 0 .373 .373 .678 1.051
Count 1-1   50 20 5 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .560 .960
Count 1-2   40 10 2 0 0 0 6 0 14 0 0 2 .250 .286 .300 .586
Count 2-0   18 3 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
Count 2-1   24 11 2 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 .458 .458 .667 1.125
Count 2-2   34 9 3 0 1 3 6 0 9 0 0 2 .265 .306 .441 .747
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 5 1 1 0 1 7 10 0 0 0 0 .385 .652 .615 1.268
Full Count   22 5 0 0 0 0 2 9 5 0 0 0 .227 .452 .227 .679
Behind in Count   124 35 5 1 1 12 16 0 23 0 2 2 .282 .294 .363 .657
Ahead in Count   114 41 8 3 6 22 22 19 0 0 2 0 .360 .451 .640 1.091
Batting 2nd   437 135 22 5 10 50 63 27 34 0 13 5 .309 .356 .451 .807
Batting 5th   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Low Leverage   199 57 10 2 4 12 21 11 16 0 1 2 .286 .330 .417 .747
Medium Leverage   177 56 11 2 2 17 27 11 15 0 6 3 .316 .366 .435 .802
High Leverage   73 25 2 1 4 23 16 6 6 1 6 0 .342 .388 .562 .949
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 St. Louis - MLB 22 121 354 90 5 1 1 21 30 29 2 2 67 0 4 .254 .313 .282 .595 77 78 0.2
1967 St. Louis - MLB 23 83 163 49 6 1 3 24 18 12 0 1 25 1 0 .301 .347 .405 .751 128 128 1.2
1968 St. Louis - MLB 24 153 555 162 32 2 5 54 51 41 4 4 69 1 2 .292 .343 .384 .726 128 129 4.5
1969 St. Louis - MLB 25 150 581 159 27 8 4 53 66 35 5 2 53 4 4 .274 .319 .368 .688 100 102 1.0
1970 St. Louis - MLB 26 83 319 93 13 4 10 50 30 10 2 2 21 2 4 .292 .315 .451 .767 109 110 1.2
1971 St. Louis - MLB 27 154 576 147 34 3 6 59 54 27 3 4 48 1 1 .255 .290 .356 .646 86 87 1.2
1972 St. Louis - MLB 28 119 449 138 23 5 10 52 64 28 5 1 37 0 3 .307 .354 .448 .802 137 145 4.7
Total MLB 863 2997 838 140 24 39 313 313 182 21 16 320 9 18 .280 .324 .381 .705 108 110 13.9
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Total - 21 54 248 75 10 1 2 45 62 17 2 2 16 13 4 .302 .349 .375 .724 100 100 0.8
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 St. Louis - MLB 23 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -107 -0.3
1968 St. Louis - MLB 24 6 28 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 .179 .179 .179 .357 12 4 -0.2
Total MLB 11 33 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 .152 .152 .152 .303 -5 -13
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 St. Louis - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 St. Louis - MLB 3B 93 80 33 145 5 188 10 .947 714.2 2.24 -1.8 .980
1966 St. Louis - MLB SS 11 0 4 9 2 13 0 1.000 18.1 6.38 +0.5 1.067
1967 St. Louis - MLB 1B 6 4 44 2 3 46 0 1.000 37.0 11.19 -0.5 .872
1967 St. Louis - MLB 2B 18 13 23 34 8 61 4 .934 128.0 4.01 -1.5 .936
1967 St. Louis - MLB 3B 6 5 2 15 2 18 1 .944 43.0 3.56 +0.1 .988
1967 St. Louis - MLB SS 26 6 7 35 2 44 2 .955 91.1 4.14 -0.5 .956
1968 St. Louis - MLB 1B 9 8 65 4 3 69 0 1.000 69.1 8.96 +0.6 1.042
1968 St. Louis - MLB 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.046
1968 St. Louis - MLB 3B 12 5 2 21 2 24 1 .958 55.0 3.76 +0.4 1.008
1968 St. Louis - MLB SS 132 128 183 382 76 588 23 .961 1149.1 4.42 -7.1 .978
1969 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 +0.0 1.047
1969 St. Louis - MLB 2B 12 9 28 30 5 61 3 .951 87.2 5.95 -1.4 .982
1969 St. Louis - MLB 3B 43 38 36 61 6 101 4 .960 334.2 2.61 -1.3 1.022
1969 St. Louis - MLB SS 99 97 170 269 45 460 21 .954 845.2 4.67 -10.9 .937
1970 St. Louis - MLB 3B 79 78 63 151 9 227 13 .943 687.2 2.80 -0.8 .970
1970 St. Louis - MLB SS 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.1 1.041
1971 St. Louis - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 St. Louis - MLB 3B 148 148 101 274 25 390 15 .962 1251.0 2.70 +2.7 1.009
1971 St. Louis - MLB SS 13 0 5 8 1 16 3 .812 30.0 3.90 -1.9 .733
1972 St. Louis - MLB 3B 110 109 85 217 16 313 11 .965 927.2 2.93 +5.6 1.049
1972 St. Louis - MLB SS 10 0 7 3 2 11 1 .909 20.1 4.43 -0.9 .681
TOTAL 1B 16 12 113 6 6 119 0 1.000 108.1 9.89 +0.1 .985
TOTAL 2B 33 22 51 65 13 123 7 .943 219.2 4.75 -2.9 .958
TOTAL 3B 491 463 322 884 65 1261 55 .956 4013.2 2.70 +4.9 1.008
TOTAL SS 294 231 377 707 129 1134 50 .956 2161.1 4.51 -20.7 .956
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 17, 45th overall pick) by the St. Louis Explorers, out of college Hawaii
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (40).
04/12/1966 Named the #60 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
04/16/1967 Injured (tendinitis (elbow)),out for 4 weeks.
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/15/1968 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $90,800.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
04/10/1969 Goes 5-6 against the Denver Burros, with 0 RBI and 3 R.
08/29/1969 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $169,200.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
04/14/1970 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 3 weeks.
06/19/1970 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/06/1970 Injured (tendinitis (elbow)),out for 7 weeks.
09/07/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $211,850.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
02/16/1971 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $504,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
03/26/1971 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/07/1971 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1969 581 8
Year H Rank
1968 162 9
Year 2B Rank
1968 32 4
Year AVG Rank
1968 .292 6
Year OBP Rank
1968 .343 9
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