Martin
Holtz
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 220
 
Born: November 28, 1981 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bick Horizon Award 2005   
Zachary Matthews Award 2009    2011    2015   
All-Star Selections 2006    2007    2008    2013   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 22 IL GE   5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 3
2005 23 IL GE $ 300,000 6 6 6 8 7 8 1 1 1 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
2006 24 IL GE $ 300,000 6 6 6 8 8 8 1 1 1 10 9 9 6 5 5 5 4 4
2007 25 IL GE $ 300,000 6 6 6 8 8 8 0 0 0 10 9 9 6 6 6 6 5 5
2008 26 IL GE $ 300,000 6 6 6 8 8 8 0 0 0 10 9 9 6 6 6 7 6 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings   5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 6 8 8 8 1 1 1 10 9 9 6 6 6 7 6 7
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 27 MS FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 10 9 9 7 6 6 8 7 8 10 9 9
2010 28 MS FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 10 9 9 6 6 6 8 7 8 10 10 10
2011 29 MS FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 10 9 9 7 6 6 8 7 7 10 10 10
2012 30 MS FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 10 9 9 7 6 6 7 7 7 10 9 10
2013 31 MS FF $ 300,000   7 7 7 10 9 9 6 5 5 7 6 7 10 9 10
2014 32 MS FF $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 8 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 9 9
2015 33 MS FF $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 9 9
2016 34 MS FF $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 8
2017 35 MS FF $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 5 6
2018 36 MS FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 8 10 9 9 7 6 6 8 7 8 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 22 AAA   84 310 30 87 16 0 8 43 2 1 20 66 .281 .324 .410 .734 40.0  
    AA   18 68 4 17 2 0 1 7 1 0 7 19 .250 .320 .324 .644 7.5  
    A   23 32 8 12 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 10 .375 .487 .563 1.050 8.3  
2005 23 IL GE 149 512 62 138 35 2 17 79 1 0 42 110 .270 .329 .445 .774 71.5 12.9
2006 24 IL GE 151 503 61 130 36 2 14 81 2 0 63 111 .258 .342 .421 .764 68.8 16.4
2007 25 IL GE 150 505 77 144 39 1 25 100 3 0 49 86 .285 .350 .515 .865 86.6 19.5
2008 26 IL GE 149 531 85 152 35 4 24 111 3 0 54 72 .286 .355 .503 .858 90.4 19.4
2009 27 MS FF 143 476 57 118 18 0 21 67 0 1 57 25 .248 .330 .418 .748 61.2 9.9
2010 28 MS FF 141 500 80 131 26 0 19 72 0 0 56 12 .262 .338 .428 .766 74.1 17.0
2011 29 MS FF 142 500 61 125 17 1 26 79 0 0 44 16 .250 .314 .444 .758 65.4 11.2
2012 30 MS FF 144 489 62 120 27 1 25 85 0 0 42 18 .245 .305 .458 .763 68.2 12.0
2013 31 MS FF 146 479 80 132 14 1 31 85 0 0 58 28 .276 .359 .503 .862 86.7 20.0
2014 32 MS FF 120 434 59 102 21 0 18 60 1 0 51 28 .235 .318 .408 .726 57.8 9.1
2015 33 MS FF 140 462 58 109 17 0 20 69 0 0 40 16 .236 .296 .403 .698 55.1 9.2
2016 34 MS FF 139 495 84 122 23 1 20 71 0 0 45 28 .246 .312 .418 .730 62.6 13.5
2017 35 MS FF 141 497 42 118 13 0 14 50 0 0 23 54 .237 .277 .348 .625 47.4 7.8
2018 36 MS FF 99 155 15 27 2 0 6 21 0 0 12 31 .174 .243 .303 .546 11.8 0.8
14 Years Sim 1954 6538 883 1668 323 13 280 1030 10 1 636 635 .255 .324 .437 .761 907.7 178.6
1 Years AAA 84 310 30 87 16 0 8 43 2 1 20 66 .281 .326 .410 .736 40.0  
1 Years AA 18 68 4 17 2 0 1 7 1 0 7 19 .250 .320 .324 .644 7.5  
1 Years A 23 32 8 12 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 10 .375 .487 .563 1.050 8.3  
3 Years Minors 125 410 42 116 18 0 11 55 3 1 34 95 .283 .339 .407 .747 55.9  
162 Game Average 542 73 138 26 1 23 85 0 0 52 52 .255 .324 .437 .761 75.3  
Career Highs 151 531 85 152 39 4 31 111 3 1 63 111 .286 .359 .515 .865 90.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5059 669 1296 243 11 203 789 9 1 478 517 .256 .323 .429 .752 700.8
vs LH   1479 214 372 80 2 77 241 1 0 158 118 .252 .327 .465 .791 224.7
Home 964 3127 423 825 137 11 134 502 6 0 308 285 .264 .331 .443 .775 459.3
Away 990 3411 460 843 186 2 146 528 4 1 328 350 .247 .317 .431 .748 466.1
RISP   1732 0 448 91 3 69 710 0 0 236 170 .259 .343 .434 .777 267.5
Pinch Hitting   264 36 71 12 1 14 49 0 0 22 33 .269 .324 .481 .805 40.8
Close/Late   939 103 231 47 1 30 117 0 0 123 98 .246 .335 .394 .729 128.4
Mar/Apr 293 936 134 228 43 2 39 148 2 0 106 109 .244 .325 .419 .744 129.6
May 347 1130 156 286 61 2 52 176 2 0 124 107 .253 .329 .449 .778 167.9
June 339 1159 164 306 62 5 57 215 1 0 111 104 .264 .328 .474 .802 179.0
July 300 1024 124 261 46 0 32 136 2 0 96 98 .255 .322 .394 .716 130.5
August 322 1098 133 275 54 3 47 170 1 0 94 108 .250 .314 .434 .747 148.3
Sep/Oct 353 1191 172 312 57 1 53 185 2 1 105 109 .262 .323 .445 .768 170.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2005 23 IL GE C 142 120 1144.3 927 62 12 3 .988 7.78 127 31 .244 0 4.1
2006 24 IL GE C 147 125 1152.7 966 64 8 1 .992 8.04 112 33 .295 0 6.1
2007 25 IL GE C 143 125 1166.0 992 58 6 0 .994 8.10 111 32 .288 0 8.4
2008 26 IL GE C 143 127 1186.3 904 56 3 1 .997 7.28 111 36 .324 2 8.6
2009 27 MS FF C 139 127 1133.7 673 78 9 2 .988 5.96 113 50 .442 0 11.0
2010 28 MS FF C 134 128 1187.7 690 58 3 1 .996 5.67 113 36 .319 0 8.9
2011 29 MS FF C 138 130 1180.7 613 66 4 1 .994 5.18 102 36 .353 0 9.4
2012 30 MS FF C 136 122 1131.3 555 56 9 4 .985 4.86 100 34 .340 0 5.4
2013 31 MS FF C 139 128 1188.3 620 52 6 0 .991 5.09 94 32 .340 1 8.0
2014 32 MS FF C 116 112 1047.0 600 46 3 0 .995 5.55 95 31 .326 0 7.7
2015 33 MS FF C 125 120 1073.3 661 56 9 1 .988 6.01 91 35 .385 0 8.8
2016 34 MS FF C 134 128 1161.7 724 37 7 1 .991 5.90 106 24 .226 2 4.7
2017 35 MS FF C 125 120 1086.3 665 71 12 1 .984 6.10 136 50 .368 0 7.3
    2B 7 7 60.3 14 24 1 6 .974 5.67 0 0 .000 0 0.2
2018 36 MS FF C 31 28 236.3 133 13 1 0 .993 5.56 18 7 .389 0 1.6
    CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1792 1640 15075.6 9723 773 92 16 .991 6.27 1429 467 .327 5 100.0
  2B 7 7 60.3 14 24 1 6 .974 5.67 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1800 1647 15138.9 9737 797 93 22 .991 6.26 1429 467 .327 5 100.3
Career Highs   147 130 1188.3 992 95 13 7 .997 8.10 136 50 .442 2  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2006 24 IL GE 16 68 5 16 4 0 2 8 0 0 3 18 .235 .297 .382 .680
2007 25 IL GE 9 35 5 11 2 0 2 7 0 0 2 6 .314 .342 .543 .885
2008 26 IL GE 13 50 9 14 4 0 3 11 0 0 6 6 .280 .379 .540 .919
2009 27 MS FF 5 19 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .368 .684
2010 28 MS FF 5 18 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 .389 .500 .444 .944
2011 29 MS FF 14 55 5 11 0 0 1 8 0 0 2 4 .200 .241 .255 .496
2012 30 MS FF 13 50 5 15 5 0 0 6 0 0 4 1 .300 .352 .400 .752
2013 31 MS FF 5 19 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .158 .200 .368 .568
2014 32 MS FF 14 50 6 12 0 0 2 9 0 0 4 2 .240 .321 .360 .681
2015 33 MS FF 15 53 7 15 4 0 4 11 0 0 6 4 .283 .350 .585 .935
2016 34 MS FF 18 71 6 23 2 0 2 15 0 0 3 4 .324 .360 .437 .797
Career Post-Season Batting 127 488 54 133 24 0 17 85 0 0 34 46 .273 .331 .426 .758
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
2007-5-.515
2013-4-.503
OPS
2007-8-.865
2013-6-.862
Doubles
2006-7-36
2007-3-39
Homeruns
2013-4-31
RBIs
2007-5-100
2008-2-111
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 62)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Illinois in 2004
Injured on 8/2/2004 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/2005, off Mark Torrence (Ore)
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/2005, off Joseph Holland (Tex)
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/2/2007, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against California on 4/23/2008
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/2008, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 5 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/2008, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 14 RBI
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game
Traded from Illinois to Mississippi on 3/3/2009 (Going to Ill: LF Aless Rusticucci, P Billy-Bob Suggs. Going to Mis: C Martin Holtz)
Won Mays Award at Catcher in 2009
Drove in 7 runs against Virginia on 8/22/2011
Won Mays Award at Catcher in 2011
Won National Cup with Mississippi in 2012
Won Player of the Week award on 6/21/2013, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 2013 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 5/3/2014, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Injured on 8/13/2014 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Won National Cup with Mississippi in 2014
Won Player of the Week award on 5/24/2015, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Won National Cup with Mississippi in 2015
Won Mays Award at Catcher in 2015
Won Player of the Week award on 9/20/2016, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 8 RBI