Christopher

Martin

PAge : 40Throws : R

#31

Chris Martin

#31PTexas Rangers

Height : 6' 8" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2014-04-26

Born in : Arlington, TX, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Texas Rangers	16	1	1	9.00	14.0	9	1.93
2025	Texas Rangers	49	2	6	2.98	42.1	43	1.20
2024	Boston Red Sox	45	3	1	3.45	44.1	50	1.13
2023	Boston Red Sox	55	4	1	1.05	51.1	46	1.03
2022		60	4	1	3.05	56.0	74	0.98
2022	Los Angeles Dodgers	26	3	1	1.46	24.2	34	0.53
2022	Chicago Cubs	34	1	0	4.31	31.1	40	1.34
2021	Atlanta Braves	46	2	4	3.95	43.1	33	1.27
2020	Atlanta Braves	19	1	1	1.00	18.0	20	0.61
2019		58	1	3	3.40	55.2	65	1.02
2019	Atlanta Braves	20	1	1	4.08	17.2	22	1.02
2019	Texas Rangers	38	0	2	3.08	38.0	43	1.03
2018	Texas Rangers	46	1	5	4.54	41.2	37	1.22
2015	New York Yankees	24	0	2	5.66	20.2	18	1.65
2014	Colorado Rockies	16	0	0	6.89	15.2	14	1.66
Career totals		434	19	25	3.53	403.0	409	1.17

ContractTexas Rangers payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 4.0 M$
AAV: 3.82 M$

2026
4.00 M$
Not 40 man

Advanced stats, 2025Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

2.98

FIP

3.58

xFIP

3.31

ERA-

WHIP

1.20

24.7 %

BB%

4.6 %

Strikeouts

Innings

42.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2026 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.5

Strikeouts

2025 WAR

0.5

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (-3)

20221.6 WAR · 1.9 per full season
20231.5 WAR · 1.9 per full season
20240.9 WAR · 1.3 per full season
20250.5 WAR · 0.8 per full season

Outlook, age included

-33 · 39 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Star

VEL: Velocity; 75
STF: Stuff; 86
CTL: Control; 97
CNT: Contact allowed; 81
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 78
EX: Experience; 87

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.5

#107 of 262 regular relievers

PAL Rating

76 / 100

#63 of 262 regular relievers

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention72

Stuff76

Command96

Contact allowed39

Velocity47

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.58 · RA9-WAR: 0.5

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

94.7 mi/h

46th percentile

24.7 %

64th percentile

BB%

4.6 %

96th percentile

xERA

3.77

52th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.302

52th percentile

Barrels allowed

9.0 %

33th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2025	TEX	0.5	76	90	94.7	24.7	4.6	3.77	.302
2024	BOS	0.9	92	93	94.7	27.8	1.7	3.37	.289
2023	BOS	1.5	94	94	95.7	23.1	4.0	3.23	.279
2022	LAD	1.6	96	89	95.3	32.9	2.2	2.52	.251
2021	ATL	0.5	60	76	94.8	18.2	3.3	4.03	.309

Game log, 2025

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 25	vs MIN	0.2	5	3	0	1	2.98
Sep 23	vs MIN	0.2	0	0	1	1	2.38
Sep 20	vs MIA	0.1	0	0	0	0	2.41
Sep 19	vs MIA	0.2	0	0	0	1	2.43
Sep 16	@ HOU	1.0	0	0	0	0	2.48
Sep 13	@ NYM	1.1	1	0	1	1	2.54
Sep 8	vs MIL	1.0	0	0	0	1	2.63
Sep 5	vs HOU	1.0	3	2	0	1	2.70
Sep 3	@ AZ	0.1	0	0	0	0	2.27
Sep 1	@ AZ	1.0	1	0	0	1	2.29