Pitcher · 2026
Nick Martinez
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Number
- #28
- Born
- August 5, 1990 in Miami, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- April 5, 2014
- Drafted
- 2011, round 18
- College
- Fordham
- High school
- Belen Jesuit Prep
- Salary, 2026
- $9M
- dbWAR
- 5.0 3 season(s)
- IP
- 129.0
- ERA
- 2.65
- FIP
- 4.00
- K/9
- 5.1
- FIP−
- 96 100 = avg
Nick Martinez is a starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2026 he struck out 73 batters over 129.0 innings across 22 appearances, 22 of them starts, going 11-3. His ERA of 2.65 was 36.5% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 4th of 15 on his team, and 65th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.00 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 17.5% of swings (8.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 3.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 14.1%. His 1.5 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.
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 | 313 | 296 | 69 | 11 | 15 | 48 | .233 | .269 | .402 | .292 | 15.3% |
| vs RHB | 206 | 195 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 25 | .272 | .298 | .390 | .301 | 12.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Nick Martinez 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, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Sinker | 554 | 92.5 | 2,290 | 50.0% | 8.6% | |
| Changeup | 496 | 78.3 | 1,854 | 39.9% | 32.8% | |
| Cutter | 376 | 89.2 | 2,329 | 44.7% | 12.2% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 211 | 92.8 | 2,262 | 46.4% | 15.5% | |
| Curveball | 100 | 80.0 | 2,511 | 39.0% | 16.7% | |
| Slider | 63 | 85.6 | 2,416 | 31.7% | 14.8% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 129.0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 38 | 73 | 20 | 2.65 | 4.00 | 1.10 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 63 | 96 | 1.5 | |
| 2025 | 40 | 26 | 165.2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 158 | 82 | 116 | 42 | 4.45 | 4.33 | 1.21 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 107 | 104 | 1.1 | |
| 2024 | 42 | 16 | 142.1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 128 | 49 | 116 | 18 | 3.10 | 3.21 | 1.03 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 76 | 79 | 2.4 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
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.