Chris Martin
37-Year-Old
Day-To-Day
Injury Groin
2023 Stats
W-L
4-1
ERA
1.05
WHIP
1.03
K
46
SV
3
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Martin's first season with the Red Sox was possibly the finest of his career. The 37-year-old led qualified relievers with a miniscule 1.05 ERA, while his 3.82 Win Probability Added was 5th and the highest mark for a non-closer. After posting the most strikeouts of his career in 2022, Martin's strikeout rate (23.1%) dropped by nearly 10 percentage points last year, but he continued to induce plenty of grounders (51%) and rarely issued a free pass. The right-hander's 4.0% walk rate was 2nd-best among relief pitchers, as Martin continues to be one of the premiere setup men in the league. Some ratio regression is expected in 2024, but Martin's overall consistency from year to year should yield plenty of holds and the occasional ancillary save for Boston. Read Past Outlooks
Throws live BP
Martin (groin) completed a live batting practice session Saturday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Martin's attempt at a live BP session a week ago ended after two pitches due to groin tightness. The righty setup reliever completed this session and is ready for the next step Tuesday, which will either be another batting practice session or his Grapefruit League debut. Martin estimates he'll need four appearances to be ready for the regular season.
Martin's attempt at a live BP session a week ago ended after two pitches due to groin tightness. The righty setup reliever completed this session and is ready for the next step Tuesday, which will either be another batting practice session or his Grapefruit League debut. Martin estimates he'll need four appearances to be ready for the regular season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Chris Martin generally throw?
1-10
11-20
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31-40
41-50
51-60
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101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Chris Martin generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-2%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .254 | 66 | 14 | 65 | 6 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .247 | 87 | 5 | 79 | 6 | |||
2023vs Left | .235 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .239 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .232 | 30 | 5 | 23 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .229 | 44 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
2021vs Left | .303 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .280 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-27%
ERA at Home
2023
-80%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.21 | 0.98 | 73.1 | 8.6 | 1.1 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.03 | 1.18 | 77.1 | 9.7 | 1.2 | ||||
2023Home | 0.35 | 1.13 | 25.2 | 7.7 | 1.4 | ||||
2023Away | 1.75 | 0.94 | 25.2 | 8.4 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Home | 2.52 | 0.68 | 25.0 | 11.5 | 0.7 | ||||
2022Away | 3.48 | 1.23 | 31.0 | 12.2 | 0.9 | ||||
2021Home | 3.97 | 1.15 | 22.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 | ||||
2021Away | 3.92 | 1.40 | 20.2 | 7.4 | 1.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chris Martin 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
5.75K/9
8.1BB/9
1.4HR/9
0.4Fastball
95.5 mphERA
1.05WHIP
1.03BABIP
.303GB/FB
2.96Left On Base
93.6%Exit Velocity
79.6 mphBarrels/BBE
1.4%Spin Rate
2107 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
14.7%Swinging Strike
11.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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In his age-36 season, Martin tallied a career-high 56 innings between the Cubs and Dodgers. He impressively led qualified relievers with a 2.2% walk rate, issuing just five free passes all season. He also boasted a career-best 32.9% strikeout rate, leading to a 30.7% K-BB percentage that was fourth-best among relievers. Martin was especially dominant in the second half, with a 1.67 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 39:1 K:BB over 27 innings. The right-hander mixes six pitches, but his mid-90s 4-seamer (45% pitch usage) was his best offering, with 45 of his 74 strikeouts coming via the heater. He threw more cutters (32%) last season, but the pitch wasn't as successful as his split-finger (9%) has been. Martin only has nine career saves, but his strong second half shows he could handle closing duties whenever Kenley Jansen is unavailable.
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Slated for live BP on Saturday
Martin (groin) will throw a live batting practice session Saturday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
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Expected to be ready for opener
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Monday that Martin (groin) has time to be ready for Opening Day, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
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Downplays injury
Martin said his groin tightness is a minor concern and that he's playing catch Sunday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
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Dealing with groin tightness
Martin, who was scheduled to throw a live bullpen session Saturday, left warmups due to right groin tightness, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
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Lands on injured list
The Red Sox placed Martin on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a viral infection, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
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