Dennis Martínez

Q: How old is Dennis Martínez?

Dennis Martínez is 69 years old.

Q: When was Dennis Martínez born?

Dennis Martínez was born on May 14, 1954.

Q: Where was Dennis Martínez born?

Dennis Martínez was born in Granada, Granada.

Q: How tall is Dennis Martínez?

Dennis Martínez is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Dennis Martínez weigh when playing?

Dennis Martínez weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Dennis Martínez play?

Dennis Martínez played 23 seasons.

Q: Is Dennis Martínez in the Hall of Fame?

Dennis Martínez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did Dennis Martínez play?

Dennis Martínez was a Pitcher.

Q: How many strikeouts did Dennis Martínez have?

Dennis Martínez had 2,149 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Dennis Martínez played for?

Dennis Martínez played for 5 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 160lb (185cm, 72kg)

Born: May 14, 1954 in Granada, Nicaragua ni

High School: Granada (Granada, Nicaragua)

Debut: September 14, 1976 (Age 22-123d, 13,815th in major league history)
vs. DET 5.2 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 27, 1998 (Age 44-136d)
vs. NYM 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: José Dennis Martínez

Nicknames: El Presidente

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.7

245

193

ERA

3.70

692

562

3999.2

2149

WHIP

1.266

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1974	20	BAL-min	A	15	6	.714	2.06	25	25		10	4	0	179.0	124	48	41	4	53	1	162	6	2	1				0.989	6.2	0.2	2.7	8.1	3.06	MIA FLOR
1975	21	BAL-min	A,AA,AAA	16	5	.762	2.68	28	26		13	4	0	195.0	177	74	58	5	49	1	136	5	0	4				1.159	8.2	0.2	2.3	6.3	2.78	MIA,AVL,ROC FLOR,SOUL,IL
1976	22	BAL-min	AAA	14	8	.636	2.50	25	23		16	1	0	180.0	148	64	50	15	50	2	140	6	1	2				1.100	7.4	0.8	2.5	7.0	2.80	ROC IL
1976	22	BAL	AL	1	2	.333	2.60	4	2	1	1	0	0	27.2	23	8	8	1	8	0	18	0	0	1	106	128	2.67	1.120	7.5	0.3	2.6	5.9	2.25
1977	23	BAL	AL	14	7	.667	4.10	42	13	19	5	0	4	166.2	157	86	76	10	64	5	107	8	0	5	709	93	3.53	1.326	8.5	0.5	3.5	5.8	1.67
1978	24	BAL	AL	16	11	.593	3.52	40	38	0	15	2	0	276.1	257	121	108	20	93	4	142	3	0	8	1140	100	3.54	1.267	8.4	0.7	3.0	4.6	1.53
1979	25	BAL	AL	15	16	.484	3.66	40	39	0	18	3	0	292.1	279	129	119	28	78	1	132	1	2	9	1206	110	3.88	1.221	8.6	0.9	2.4	4.1	1.69
1980	26	BAL-min	A	0	0		0.00	2	2		0	0	0	12.0	3	1	0	0	5	1	7	0	0	0				0.667	2.3	0.0	3.8	5.3	1.40	MIA FLOR
1980	26	BAL	AL	6	4	.600	3.97	25	12	8	2	0	1	99.2	103	44	44	12	44	6	42	2	1	0	428	100	4.86	1.475	9.3	1.1	4.0	3.8	0.95
1981	27	BAL	AL	14	5	.737	3.32	25	24	0	9	2	0	179.0	173	84	66	10	62	1	88	2	1	6	753	110	3.42	1.313	8.7	0.5	3.1	4.4	1.42	CYA-5,MVP-23
1982	28	BAL	AL	16	12	.571	4.21	40	39	0	10	2	0	252.0	262	123	118	30	87	2	111	7	1	7	1093	96	4.50	1.385	9.4	1.1	3.1	4.0	1.28
1983	29	BAL	AL	7	16	.304	5.53	32	25	3	4	0	0	153.0	209	108	94	21	45	0	71	2	0	2	688	72	4.53	1.660	12.3	1.2	2.6	4.2	1.58
1984	30	BAL	AL	6	9	.400	5.02	34	20	4	2	0	0	141.2	145	81	79	26	37	2	77	5	0	7	599	77	4.96	1.285	9.2	1.7	2.4	4.9	2.08
1985	31	BAL	AL	13	11	.542	5.15	33	31	1	3	1	0	180.0	203	110	103	29	63	3	68	9	1	4	789	78	5.22	1.478	10.2	1.5	3.2	3.4	1.08
1986	32	BAL-min	AAA	2	1	.667	6.05	4	4	0	0	0	0	19.1	18	14	13	5	9	0	14	0	0	0				1.397	8.4	2.3	4.2	6.5	1.56	ROC IL
1986	32	TOT	MLB	3	6	.333	4.73	23	15	2	1	1	0	104.2	114	57	55	11	30	4	65	3	2	3	449	80	3.84	1.376	9.8	0.9	2.6	5.6	2.17
1986	32	BAL	AL	0	0		6.75	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.2	11	5	5	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	33	65	3.07	1.950	14.9	0.0	2.7	2.7	1.00
1986	32	MON	NL	3	6	.333	4.59	19	15	1	1	1	0	98.0	103	52	50	11	28	4	63	3	2	2	416	81	3.89	1.337	9.5	1.0	2.6	5.8	2.25
1987	33	MON-min	AAA	3	2	.600	4.46	7	7	0	1	1	0	38.1	32	20	19	5	13	1	30	1	2	0				1.174	7.5	1.2	3.1	7.0	2.31	INA AA
1987	33	MON	NL	11	4	.733	3.30	22	22	0	2	1	0	144.2	133	59	53	9	40	2	84	6	2	4	599	128	3.47	1.196	8.3	0.6	2.5	5.2	2.10
1988	34	MON	NL	15	13	.536	2.72	34	34	0	9	2	0	235.1	215	94	71	21	55	3	120	6	10	5	968	133	3.69	1.147	8.2	0.8	2.1	4.6	2.18
1989	35	MON	NL	16	7	.696	3.18	34	33	1	5	2	0	232.0	227	88	82	21	49	4	142	7	2	5	950	111	3.44	1.190	8.8	0.8	1.9	5.5	2.90
1990	36	MON	NL	10	11	.476	2.95	32	32	0	7	2	0	226.0	191	80	74	16	49	9	156	6	1	1	908	124	3.08	1.062	7.6	0.6	2.0	6.2	3.18	AS
1991	37	MON	NL	14	11	.560	*2.39*	31	31	0	9	5	0	222.0	187	70	59	9	62	3	123	4	0	3	905	153	3.17	1.122	7.6	0.4	2.5	5.0	1.98	AS,CYA-5,MVP-20
1992	38	MON	NL	16	11	.593	2.47	32	32	0	6	0	0	226.1	172	75	62	12	60	3	147	9	0	2	900	141	3.09	1.025	6.8	0.5	2.4	5.8	2.45	AS
1993	39	MON	NL	15	9	.625	3.85	35	34	1	2	0	1	224.2	211	110	96	27	64	7	138	11	4	2	945	109	4.32	1.224	8.5	1.1	2.6	5.5	2.16
1994	40	CLE	AL	11	6	.647	3.52	24	24	0	7	3	0	176.2	166	75	69	14	44	2	92	7	3	4	730	133	3.99	1.189	8.5	0.7	2.2	4.7	2.09
1995	41	CLE	AL	12	5	.706	3.08	28	28	0	3	2	0	187.0	174	71	64	17	46	2	99	12	0	3	771	152	4.16	1.176	8.4	0.8	2.2	4.8	2.15	AS
1996	42	CLE	AL	9	6	.600	4.50	20	20	0	1	1	0	112.0	122	63	56	12	37	2	48	2	0	0	483	108	4.75	1.420	9.8	1.0	3.0	3.9	1.30
1997	43	SEA	AL	1	5	.167	7.71	9	9	0	0	0	0	49.0	65	46	42	8	29	1	17	7	0	0	239	58	6.74	1.918	11.9	1.5	5.3	3.1	0.59
1998	44	ATL	NL	4	6	.400	4.45	53	5	11	1	1	2	91.0	109	53	45	8	19	5	62	3	0	2	396	94	3.64	1.407	10.8	0.8	1.9	6.1	3.26
23 Yrs				245	193	.559	3.70	692	562	51	122	30	8	3999.2	3897	1835	1643	372	1165	71	2149	122	30	83	16754	106	3.91	1.266	8.8	0.8	2.6	4.8	1.84
162 Game Avg.				13	10	.559	3.70	38	30	3	7	2	0	217	211	100	89	20	63	4	117	7	2	5	909	106	3.91	1.266	8.8	0.8	2.6	4.8	1.84
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BAL (11 yrs)				108	93	.537	4.16	319	243	37	69	10	5	1775.0	1822	899	820	187	583	24	858	39	6	50	7544	93	4.15	1.355	9.2	0.9	3.0	4.4	1.47
MON (8 yrs)				100	72	.581	3.06	239	233	3	41	13	1	1609.0	1439	628	547	126	407	35	973	52	21	24	6591	122	3.49	1.147	8.0	0.7	2.3	5.4	2.39
CLE (3 yrs)				32	17	.653	3.58	72	72	0	11	6	0	475.2	462	209	189	43	127	6	239	21	3	7	1984	132	4.23	1.238	8.7	0.8	2.4	4.5	1.88
ATL (1 yr)				4	6	.400	4.45	53	5	11	1	1	2	91.0	109	53	45	8	19	5	62	3	0	2	396	94	3.64	1.407	10.8	0.8	1.9	6.1	3.26
SEA (1 yr)				1	5	.167	7.71	9	9	0	0	0	0	49.0	65	46	42	8	29	1	17	7	0	0	239	58	6.74	1.918	11.9	1.5	5.3	3.1	0.59

AL (15 yrs)				141	115	.551	4.11	400	324	37	80	16	5	2299.2	2349	1154	1051	238	739	31	1114	67	9	57	9767	99	4.22	1.343	9.2	0.9	2.9	4.4	1.51
NL (9 yrs)				104	78	.571	3.13	292	238	14	42	14	3	1700.0	1548	681	592	134	426	40	1035	55	21	26	6987	120	3.50	1.161	8.2	0.7	2.3	5.5	2.43

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Dennis Martínez?

Dennis Martínez is 69 years old.

When was Dennis Martínez born?

Dennis Martínez was born on May 14, 1954.

Where was Dennis Martínez born?

Dennis Martínez was born in Granada, Granada.

How tall is Dennis Martínez?

Dennis Martínez is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Dennis Martínez weigh when playing?

Dennis Martínez weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Dennis Martínez play?

Dennis Martínez played 23 seasons.

Is Dennis Martínez in the Hall of Fame?

Dennis Martínez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Dennis Martínez play?

Dennis Martínez was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Dennis Martínez have?

Dennis Martínez had 2,149 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Dennis Martínez played for?

Dennis Martínez played for 5 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves.

How many World Series has Dennis Martínez won?

Dennis Martínez has won 1 World Series.

When did Dennis Martínez retire?

Dennis Martínez last played in 1998.

What are Dennis Martínez's nicknames?

El Presidente is a nickname for Dennis Martínez.

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