Victor Martinez was a designated hitter in MLB. Across 1973 career games, with a .295 batting average and 246 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CLE | 12 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .281 | .333 | .406 | .740 |
| 2003 | CLE | 49 | 159 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 21 | .289 | .345 | .333 | .678 |
| 2004 | CLE | 141 | 520 | 77 | 147 | 38 | 1 | 23 | 108 | 0 | 60 | 69 | .283 | .359 | .492 | .851 |
| 2005 | CLE | 147 | 547 | 73 | 167 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 63 | 78 | .305 | .378 | .475 | .853 |
| 2006 | CLE | 153 | 572 | 82 | 181 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 93 | 0 | 71 | 78 | .316 | .391 | .465 | .856 |
| 2007 | CLE | 147 | 562 | 78 | 169 | 40 | 0 | 25 | 114 | 0 | 62 | 76 | .301 | .374 | .505 | .879 |
| 2008 | CLE | 73 | 266 | 30 | 74 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 32 | .278 | .337 | .365 | .701 |
| 2009 | BOS | 56 | 211 | 32 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 24 | 23 | .336 | .405 | .507 | .912 |
| 2009 | CLE | 99 | 377 | 56 | 107 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 51 | 51 | .284 | .368 | .464 | .832 |
| 2010 | BOS | 127 | 493 | 64 | 149 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 40 | 52 | .302 | .351 | .493 | .844 |
| 2011 | DET | 145 | 540 | 76 | 178 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 103 | 1 | 46 | 51 | .330 | .380 | .470 | .850 |
| 2013 | DET | 159 | 605 | 68 | 182 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 54 | 62 | .301 | .355 | .430 | .785 |
| 2014 | DET | 151 | 561 | 87 | 188 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 103 | 3 | 70 | 42 | .335 | .409 | .565 | .974 |
| 2015 | DET | 120 | 440 | 39 | 108 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 31 | 52 | .245 | .301 | .366 | .667 |
| 2016 | DET | 154 | 553 | 65 | 160 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 86 | 0 | 50 | 90 | .289 | .351 | .476 | .826 |
| 2017 | DET | 107 | 392 | 38 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 36 | 63 | .255 | .324 | .372 | .697 |
| 2018 | DET | 133 | 467 | 32 | 117 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 32 | 49 | .251 | .297 | .353 | .651 |
| Career Totals | — | 1973 | 7297 | 914 | 2153 | 423 | 3 | 246 | 1178 | 7 | 730 | 891 | .295 | .360 | .455 | .815 |
2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2004 | $304,500 |
| 2005 | $372,100 |
| 2006 | $1,000,000 |
| 2007 | $3,200,000 |
| 2008 | $4,450,000 |
| 2009 | $5,900,000 |
| 2010 | $7,700,000 |
| 2011 | $12,000,000 |
| 2012 | $13,000,000 |
| 2013 | $13,000,000 |
| 2014 | $12,000,000 |
| 2015 | $14,000,000 |
| 2016 | $18,000,000 |
| 2017 | $18,000,000 |
| 2018 | $18,000,000 |
Career Total: $140,926,600 (15 seasons)
Average: $9,395,107
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.