Victor Martinez

Trivia

• In his career, Martínez has posted a .302 average with 98 home runs and 496 RBI in 784 games played.
• In 2007, he hit 25 home runs, had 114 RBI, more than any other catcher, and finished 7th in American League MVP voting.
• In the field in 2006, he allowed 100 stolen bases, more than any other catcher in Major League Baseball.
• In June 2005, Martínez was batting .207, but he came into the season's final weekend batting .382 (96-for-251) after the All-Star break, the most for any ML player. He finished the season with a .305 average, 20 home runs and 80 RBI.
• On July 16, Martínez also had the best offensive night by a Tribe catcher in franchise history, when he hit three home runs, singled twice, drew a walk, and drove in a career-high seven runs in a perfect 5-for-5 game.
• In his first full-season, he did a fine job defensively, hit .283 with 23 home runs, set a new record for Indians catchers with 108 RBI, earned his first All-Star selection, and shared the Silver Slugger honor as the top-hitting American League catcher with Iván Rodríguez.
• Showing defensive improvement, Martínez displayed an ability to call games at the major league level and began 2004 as the Indians' No. 1 catcher.
• From 2001–03, the Venezuelan slugger batted a combined .330 with 40 home runs and 194 RBI.
• Exhibiting knowledge of the strike zone and an ability to make contact, he reduced his strikeout totals and produced a combined .376 on base percentage.
• In 2003, Martínez was busy between Triple-A Buffalo Bisons and the Indians. He finished with a combined .315 batting average, hitting at a .349 clip in August and September with the big club.