Víctor Martínez, born in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, played 17 seasons (2002–2018) primarily as a designated hitter, mostly with the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox. He collected 2,153 hits and 246 home runs with a .295 batting average, ranking 9th in hits among Venezuelan-born players. He was selected to 5 All-Star games.
- Born
- December 23, 1978 · Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela · 12 major leaguers from Ciudad Bolívar
- Bats / Throws
- B / R
- Teams
- Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Cleveland Indians | 12 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .281 |
| 2003 | Cleveland Indians | 49 | 159 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 21 | .289 |
| 2004 | Cleveland Indians | 141 | 520 | 77 | 147 | 38 | 1 | 23 | 108 | 0 | 60 | 69 | .283 |
| 2005 | Cleveland Indians | 147 | 547 | 73 | 167 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 63 | 78 | .305 |
| 2006 | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 572 | 82 | 181 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 93 | 0 | 71 | 78 | .316 |
| 2007 | Cleveland Indians | 147 | 562 | 78 | 169 | 40 | 0 | 25 | 114 | 0 | 62 | 76 | .301 |
| 2008 | Cleveland Indians | 73 | 266 | 30 | 74 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 32 | .278 |
| 2009 | Cleveland Indians / Boston Red Sox | 155 | 588 | 88 | 178 | 33 | 1 | 23 | 108 | 1 | 75 | 74 | .303 |
| 2010 | Boston Red Sox | 127 | 493 | 64 | 149 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 40 | 52 | .302 |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 540 | 76 | 178 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 103 | 1 | 46 | 51 | .330 |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 159 | 605 | 68 | 182 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 54 | 62 | .301 |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 151 | 561 | 87 | 188 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 103 | 3 | 70 | 42 | .335 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 120 | 440 | 39 | 108 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 31 | 52 | .245 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 553 | 65 | 160 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 86 | 0 | 50 | 90 | .289 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 107 | 392 | 38 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 36 | 63 | .255 |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | 133 | 467 | 32 | 117 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 32 | 49 | .251 |
| Career | 1,973 | 7,297 | 914 | 2,153 | 423 | 3 | 246 | 1,178 | 7 | 730 | 891 | .295 |