#14 Tippy Martinez, Closer, 38 yrs, New York Empires

#14 Tippy Martinez, Closer, 38 yrs, New York Empires
Friday, 8/13/1988

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Tippy Martinez

5/31/1950
38
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6"6
220

Closer
L
L

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2 / 6 (Fair)
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Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 7,000,000
1989
14 Year(s), 144 Days (2552 total Days)
134 Day(s)
15 Year(s), 26 Days (2606 total Days)
16 Year(s)
Not eligible

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	33	48	34	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	38	50	34
Versus RHB	32	47	34
Talent	39	41	39

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

31
57
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	29	3	1	10
Versus LHP	2	29	3	1	10
Versus RHP	2	29	3	1	10
Talent	1	1	1	1	50

Running & Bunting Ratings
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20
20
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 26 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 19

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
7/24	@KY	W 7-4		0	0	0	0	1	0
7/25	OAK	L 3-8		1.1	4	4	4	0	2
7/27	OAK	L 2-5		1	0	0	0	0	1
7/30	@SC	L 0-9		1.2	4	4	4	1	1
7/31	@SC	L 4-8		1.1	0	0	0	1	0
8/1	@NS	W 4-1		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
8/5	CHA	L 6-14		1	5	5	4	1	2
8/6	CHA	L 1-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
8/7	CHA	L 8-10		2.2	2	1	1	4	1
8/12	STL	W 4-3		0	2	1	1	0	0

Pitching Stats 1988

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	36	0	2	7	2	9.84	43.0	70	48	47	27	36	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	50	0	3	10	3	9.84	60.0	98	67	66	38	50

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	10	6	25.0	36	23	20.3	14.7	7.5	5.7	17	9	52.9	21	8	38.1	10.82

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	60	17	2	0	4	10	12	11	12	0	0	0	.283	.389	.517	.906
vs. RHB	130	53	9	1	9	37	36	16	24	0	0	0	.408	.469	.700	1.169

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	17	0	1	2	1	8.23	27.1	39	26	25	15	20
Road	19	0	1	5	1	12.64	15.2	31	22	22	12	16
This Week	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	2	1	1	0	0
Last Week	3	0	0	0	0	11.25	4.0	7	6	5	5	3

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	0	1	2	1	9.39	7.2	15	8	8	7	9
May	6	0	1	1	0	13.06	10.1	22	15	15	7	9
June	2	0	0	1	0	3.18	5.2	5	2	2	2	1
July	16	0	0	3	1	9.60	15.0	19	16	16	6	14
August	5	0	0	0	0	12.46	4.1	9	7	6	5	3

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1980	73	1	12	7	28	2.67	104.1	83	31	31	7	46	87	0	0	1.24	.274	VA
1981	60	0	6	7	30	2.82	89.1	74	31	28	5	54	83	0	0	1.43	.284	VA,AL
1982	50	0	5	7	24	4.10	68.0	85	35	31	8	30	59	0	0	1.69	.353	VA
1983	79	0	6	2	6	3.29	79.1	79	32	29	4	32	60	0	0	1.40	.309	MUK
1984	91	0	4	9	7	3.71	116.1	105	55	48	16	43	88	0	0	1.27	.263	MUK
1985	65	0	5	8	42	3.36	88.1	70	34	33	7	27	81	0	0	1.10	.267	MUK,RL
1986	43	0	5	3	21	2.75	59.0	52	20	18	4	19	60	0	0	1.20	.312	MUK ChC
1987	52	0	4	2	31	4.41	63.1	55	31	31	12	18	62	0	0	1.15	.269	ChC NS
1988	36	0	2	7	2	9.84	43.0	70	48	47	13	27	36	0	0	2.26	.404	COR NY
Total	549	1	49	52	191	3.75	711.0	673	317	296	76	296	616	0	0	1.36	.297

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1986	6	0	0	0	5	2.70	6.2	10	2	2	4	7	0	0
Total	6	0	0	0	5	2.70	6.2	10	2	2	4	7	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1980	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	VA
1981	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	VA,AL
1982	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	VA
1983	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MUK
1984	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MUK
1985	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MUK,RL
1986	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MUK ChC
1987	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ChC NS
Total	514	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1988

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

43.0

2.09

Player History

Drafted in 10th round, 260th overall pick, by Virginia in 1980...
Earned first career win on 4/5/1980...
Was selected to the 1981 Allstar game...
Injured on 6/28/1982 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Mukilteo on 2/5/1983 to a 3-year deal worth $10,000,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game...
10/18/1985: Signed a contract extension with Mukilteo, $3,140,000 per year, for 2 years.
Traded from Mukilteo to Charleston on 2/15/1986 (Going to MUK: P Kevin Hagen. Going to ChC: P Tippy Martinez)...
Won World Series with Charleston in 1986...
Traded from Charleston to North Shore on 5/29/1987 (Going to NS: 1B Randy Johnson, CF Greg Gross, P Tippy Martinez. Going to ChC: P Tim Belcher, RF Luis Polonia, P Scott Garrelts)...
Signed as a free agent by Coronado on 2/20/1988 to a 2-year deal worth $7,000,000 per year...
Injured on 4/24/1988 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Injured on 6/3/1988 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 2-3 weeks...
Traded from Coronado to New York on 6/21/1988 (Going to NY: P Tippy Martinez, CF Terry Harper, P Tom Dozier, C Bo Diaz, 3B Tom O'Malley. Going to COR: LF Kal Daniels)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1980 - 28 - 8th
1981 - 30 - 5th
1982 - 24 - 9th
1985 - 42 - 1st
1986 - 21 - 8th
1987 - 31 - 2nd

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