Pitcher · 2026

Chris Martin

Age: 40
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 224 lb
Number: #31

Born: June 2, 1986 in Arlington, TX, USA
MLB debut: April 26, 2014
Drafted: 2004, round 18
College: McLennan CC
High school: Arlington
Salary, 2026: $4M

dbWAR: 1.1
IP: 14.0
ERA: 9.00
FIP: 6.16
K/9: 5.8
FIP−: 147

Chris Martin is a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2026 he struck out 9 batters over 14.0 innings across 16 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 9.00 was 115.5% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 6.16 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 15.9% of swings (8.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 3.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 13.6%. His -0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.

League context

Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.

FIP6.16

K/95.8

WHIP1.93

WAR-.2

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	23	21	10	1	2	4	.476	.522	.667	.515	17.4%
vs RHB	43	41	15	3	0	5	.366	.372	.732	.458	11.6%

Pitch sequencing

What Chris Martin throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.

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Pitch arsenal

What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.


Cutter	41.9%	104	91.4	2,249	53.8%	23.1%
Four-Seam Fastball	26.2%	65	94.5	2,197	49.2%	21.1%
Sinker	12.1%	30	93.9	2,135	43.3%	5.9%
Splitter	9.7%	24	87.7	1,501	37.5%	0.0%
Curveball	5.6%	14	83.9	2,485	28.6%	0.0%
Sweeper	4.4%	11	84.2	2,548	27.3%	0.0%

Chris Martin's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.


2026	16	14.0	1	1	0	25	14	9	2	9.00	6.16	1.93	5.8	1.3	216	147	-0.2
2025	49	42.1	2	6	2	43	14	43	8	2.98	3.58	1.20	9.1	1.7	72	86	0.5
2024	45	44.1	3	1	2	47	17	50	3	3.45	2.78	1.13	10.2	0.6	85	68	0.9

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How these are computed

wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.