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Chris Martin
- Age
- 40
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 224 lb
- Number
- #31
- Born
- June 2, 1986 in Arlington, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- April 26, 2014
- Drafted
- 2004, round 18
- College
- McLennan CC
- High school
- Arlington
- Salary, 2026
- $4M
- dbWAR
- 7.5 10 season(s)
- IP
- 14.0
- ERA
- 9.00
- FIP
- 6.17
- K/9
- 5.8
- FIP−
- 148 100 = avg
Chris Martin is a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2026 he struck out 9 batters over 14.0 innings across 16 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 9.00 is 115.4% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 6.17 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 15.9% of swings (8.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 3.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 13.6%. His -0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TEX | 16 | 0 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 9.00 | 6.17 | 1.93 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 215 | 148 | -0.2 | |
| 2025 | TEX | 49 | 0 | 42.1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 43 | 8 | 2.98 | 3.58 | 1.20 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 72 | 86 | 0.5 | |
| 2024 | BOS | 45 | 0 | 44.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 50 | 3 | 3.45 | 2.78 | 1.13 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 85 | 68 | 1.0 | |
| 2023 | BOS | 55 | 0 | 51.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 6 | 46 | 8 | 1.05 | 2.44 | 1.03 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 24 | 56 | 1.5 | |
| 2022 | CHC/LAD | 60 | 0 | 56.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 74 | 5 | 3.05 | 2.18 | 0.98 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 77 | 55 | 1.5 | |
| 2021 | ATL | 46 | 0 | 43.1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 3.95 | 3.47 | 1.27 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 93 | 81 | 0.7 | |
| 2020 | ATL | 19 | 0 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 0.61 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 22 | 53 | 0.5 | |
| 2019 | TEX/ATL | 58 | 0 | 55.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 21 | 65 | 5 | 3.40 | 3.25 | 1.02 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 75 | 72 | 1.2 | |
| 2018 | TEX | 46 | 0 | 41.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 21 | 37 | 5 | 4.54 | 3.52 | 1.22 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 109 | 85 | 0.7 | |
| 2015 | NYY | 24 | 0 | 20.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 5.66 | 3.67 | 1.65 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 143 | 93 | 0.2 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 23 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .476 | .522 | .667 | .516 | 17.4% |
| vs RHB | 43 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .366 | .372 | .732 | .458 | 11.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Chris Martin throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Cutter | 104 | 91.4 | 2,249 | 53.8% | 23.1% | 19 | .368 | .960 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 65 | 94.5 | 2,197 | 49.2% | 21.1% | 20 | .250 | .636 | |
| Sinker | 30 | 93.9 | 2,135 | 43.3% | 5.9% | 7 | — | — | |
| Splitter | 24 | 87.7 | 1,501 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 10 | — | — | |
| Curveball | 14 | 83.9 | 2,485 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 3 | — | — | |
| Sweeper | 11 | 84.2 | 2,548 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 3 | — | — |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.