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Pedro Martínez Notable

Pitcher · b. November 29, 1968
San Diego Padres 1993–1994, Houston Astros 1995, New York Mets 1996, Cincinnati Reds 1996–1997

Pedro Martínez played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1993 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1997.

He went 7 and 4 with a 3.97 earned run average, pitching 142.7 innings in 122 games. He struck out 114. Across 122 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 1 run.

He was born in Villa Mella, Distrito Nacional, D.R. on November 29, 1968. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Pitcher of the Month 5 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Player of the Week 5 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher 4 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player 1 2024
MLB Players Choice Player of the Year 1 1999
This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year 1 2005

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1993 SDP 32400 000 1020 .000
1994 SDP 48500 000 0020 .000
1995 HOU 25010 000 0100 —
1996 CIN/NYM 9000 000 0000 —
1997 CIN 8000 000 0000 —
Career— 122910 000 1140 .000

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1993 SDP 31320 037.023 1013322.43
1994 SDP 32481 368.152 2249522.90
1995 HOU 00250 020.229 1716177.40
1996 CIN/NYM 0090 010.013 7896.30
1997 CIN 1180 06.28 7749.45
Career— 741221 3142.2125 6393114 3.97

On this day & linked events

1968

Born November 29, 1968

Villa Mella, Distrito Nacional, D.R.