Nicholas

Martinez

PAge : 36Throws : R

#28

Nick Martinez

#28PTampa Bay Rays

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 91 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2014-04-05

Born in : Miami, FL, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Tampa Bay Rays	31	15	6	3.10	180.0	109	1.09
2025	Cincinnati Reds	40	11	14	4.45	165.2	116	1.21
2024	Cincinnati Reds	42	10	7	3.10	142.1	116	1.03
2023	San Diego Padres	63	6	4	3.43	110.1	106	1.26
2022	San Diego Padres	47	4	4	3.47	106.1	95	1.29
2017	Texas Rangers	23	3	8	5.66	111.1	67	1.37
2016	Texas Rangers	12	2	3	5.59	38.2	16	1.66
2015	Texas Rangers	24	7	7	3.96	125.0	77	1.45
2014	Texas Rangers	29	5	12	4.55	140.1	77	1.46
Career totals		311	63	65	3.99	1120.0	779	1.27

ContractTampa Bay Rays payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 13.0 M$
AAV: 13.00 M$

2026
9.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
20.00 M$
Mutual option

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.10

FIP

3.96

xFIP

4.47

ERA-

WHIP

1.09

15.1 %

BB%

3.6 %

Strikeouts

109

Innings

180.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

2.6

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

2.9

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

Trend

→ Stable (+6)

20231.4 WAR · 2.3 per full season
20243.3 WAR · 4.2 per full season
20252.0 WAR · 2.2 per full season
20262.9 WAR · 2.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

-24 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

Player ratings, 2026All 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

Very good

VEL: Velocity; 63
STF: Stuff; 59
CTL: Control; 96
CNT: Contact allowed; 87
STA: Stamina; 93
DUR: Durability; 80
EX: Experience; 90

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, 2026How 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

2.9

#32 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

75 / 100

#42 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

60 / 100

Surplus $15.3M · salary $13.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention65

Stuff12

Command100

Contact allowed88

Velocity20

Workload87

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.96 · RA9-WAR: 5.4

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

92.7 mi/h

22th percentile

15.1 %

4th percentile

BB%

3.6 %

100th percentile

xERA

3.98

64th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.307

64th percentile

Barrels allowed

6.8 %

71th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	TB	2.9	75	80	92.7	15.1	3.6	3.98	.307
2025	CIN	2.0	64	82	92.6	17.0	6.1	4.04	.312
2024	CIN	3.3	79	79	92.6	20.4	3.2	3.20	.282
2023	SD	1.4	55	72	93.3	23.0	8.7	3.98	.308
2022	SD	0.4	30	65	93.4	21.2	9.2	3.80	.306

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 27	@ PHI	2.2	7	4	1	1	3.10
Sep 22	@ NYY	6.0	5	2	1	7	2.94
Sep 16	vs ATH	5.0	5	2	0	3	2.94
Sep 10	@ ATL	6.1	2	0	0	3	2.92
Sep 4	@ TEX	6.1	5	3	2	4	3.04
Aug 29	vs SD	6.0	7	3	0	4	2.99
Aug 23	@ BAL	6.0	1	0	0	4	2.93
Aug 18	vs TOR	3.2	9	6	2	5	3.05
Aug 11	@ ATH	9.0	8	4	0	5	2.74
Aug 5	@ COL	5.2	6	0	0	4	2.65