Nick Martinez
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
10-7
ERA
3.10
WHIP
1.03
K
116
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Martinez, who opted out of the final two years of his contract with San Diego in November, recently agreed to terms with Cincinnati that includes an increased salary and opt-out after the 2024 season. The 33-year-old mixes five pitches effectively, with his 80 mph changeup (46.5% whiff) and curveball his best offerings. He produced a career-best 23 percent strikeout rate last season to supplement his elite ground ball rate (53.8%). Martinez has been excellent since his return to the States in 2022 and is capable of starting, closing, setup duties or long relief. His versatility should benefit the Reds pitching staff, but it's worth noting he performed better across nine starts (2.32 ERA, 1.08 WHIP over 42.2 innings) last year than he did over 54 relief appearances (4.12 ERA, 1.37 WHIP over 67.2 innings). Read Past Outlooks
Goes eight innings in loss
Martinez (10-7) took the loss Friday against the Cubs, allowing one run on five hits over eight innings. He struck out three without issuing a walk.
ANALYSIS
Martinez was excellent again Friday, allowing a lone fifth-inning run on a Miguel Amaya sacrifice fly. However, the right-hander would wind up with his first loss since Aug. 16 as the Reds couldn't crack Jameson Taillon in an eventual 1-0 defeat. Despite the unfortunate finish, Martinez was spectacular down the stretch, allowing just four earned runs over 32.2 innings in his final five outings. He'll wrap up the year with a 3.10 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 116:18 K:BB across 142.1 innings.
Martinez was excellent again Friday, allowing a lone fifth-inning run on a Miguel Amaya sacrifice fly. However, the right-hander would wind up with his first loss since Aug. 16 as the Reds couldn't crack Jameson Taillon in an eventual 1-0 defeat. Despite the unfortunate finish, Martinez was spectacular down the stretch, allowing just four earned runs over 32.2 innings in his final five outings. He'll wrap up the year with a 3.10 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 116:18 K:BB across 142.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
51
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Nick Martinez generally throw?
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11-20
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121+
What part of the game does Nick Martinez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-7%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .244 | 162 | 47 | 149 | 22 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .234 | 155 | 52 | 174 | 18 | |||
2024vs Left | .246 | 56 | 7 | 61 | 6 | |||
2024vs Right | .230 | 60 | 11 | 67 | 7 | |||
2023vs Left | .261 | 52 | 16 | 46 | 7 | |||
2023vs Right | .224 | 54 | 24 | 53 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .225 | 54 | 24 | 42 | 9 | |||
2022vs Right | .251 | 41 | 17 | 54 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-11%
ERA on Road
2024
-46%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.49 | 1.23 | 190.2 | 8.9 | 2.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.10 | 1.12 | 168.1 | 6.9 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Home | 4.00 | 1.29 | 72.0 | 8.1 | 1.4 | ||||
2024Away | 2.18 | 0.75 | 70.1 | 6.5 | 0.9 | ||||
2023Home | 2.60 | 1.07 | 62.1 | 9.4 | 3.0 | ||||
2023Away | 4.50 | 1.50 | 48.0 | 7.7 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Home | 3.83 | 1.31 | 56.1 | 9.3 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Away | 3.06 | 1.26 | 50.0 | 6.7 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nick Martinez compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
6.44K/9
7.3BB/9
1.1HR/9
0.8Fastball
92.4 mphERA
3.10WHIP
1.03BABIP
.287GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
70.4%Exit Velocity
80.7 mphBarrels/BBE
3.3%Spin Rate
2319 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.4%Swinging Strike
11.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Martinez returned to the States in 2022, signing with the Padres after spending four years pitching in Japan. The 32-year-old won a spot in the rotation and made 10 starts before shifting to long relief, a role he would thrive in over the remainder of the season. Martinez had a 2.67 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 54 innings as a reliever, compared to a 4.30 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 52.1 innings as a starter. He finished the campaign with a solid 3.47 ERA and was one of San Diego's most important pitchers down the stretch, tallying eight holds and eight saves as their fill-in closer while Josh Hader overcame his struggles. Martinez declined his $6.5 million player option for 2023, but quickly re-signed with San Diego on a new three-year deal with incentives based on games started, relief appearances and games finished. He'll have a better shot to start based on the departures of Mike Clevinger and Sean Manaea, but don't be surprised if the Padres are flexible with his role again.
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Four straight wins
Martinez (10-6) earned the win Friday over the Pirates, allowing just two hits across six scoreless innings. He struck out nine.
ANALYSIS
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Picks up ninth win
Martinez (9-6) earned the win Saturday against the Twins, pitching six innings and allowing one run on three hits. He struck out six and did not issue a walk.
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Shuts down Atlanta in win
Martinez (8-6) got the win Wednesday against Atlanta, allowing two hits and one walk over seven scoreless innings. He struck out five.
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Grabs seventh win
Martinez (7-6) earned the win Wednesday against the Astros, allowing four runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out seven.
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Gives up four runs vs. Brewers
Martinez didn't factor into the decision in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against Milwaukee, allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out three.
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Top NL pitcher for September
Martinez was named the National League's Pitcher of the Month for September on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Martinez turned in his best month of the campaign in September, as he made five starts and allowed just three earned runs with a 30:4 K:BB across 32.2 innings. The right-hander previously said he would like to stay in Cincinnati but is undecided on whether he'll exercise his $12 million player option for 2025 while coming off the best season of his career. Martinez started in 16 of his 42 appearances in 2024 and finished with a 3.10 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 116:18 K:BB over 142.1 innings, so he'll likely secure a much larger payout if he returns to free agency.
Martinez turned in his best month of the campaign in September, as he made five starts and allowed just three earned runs with a 30:4 K:BB across 32.2 innings. The right-hander previously said he would like to stay in Cincinnati but is undecided on whether he'll exercise his $12 million player option for 2025 while coming off the best season of his career. Martinez started in 16 of his 42 appearances in 2024 and finished with a 3.10 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 116:18 K:BB over 142.1 innings, so he'll likely secure a much larger payout if he returns to free agency.