Davis Martin

Davis Martin

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
Chicago White Sox
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Martin had a successful recovery from his 2023 Tommy John surgery and made 10 starts for the White Sox once returning to the major league roster at the end of July 2024. Martin, unsurprisingly, did not earn a win in any of his starts, but his 4.37 ERA was the third best of the starting pitchers on the team. His 2024 velocity was nearly all the way back to where it was in 2022, but he also has added a cutter that he did not use when we last saw him in the majors. Martin's cutter and slider are his best pitches, but his four-seamer had a noticeable difference in its batting average (.389) compared to its expected batting average (.275). Martin will be two full years removed from his surgery in early May of 2025, but he will still be pitching for the worst team in baseball, which will once again cut into his ability to get wins. He has enough stuff to get strikeouts, and his pre-injury numbers in the minors show there is some potential upside here. However, the surrounding cast, particularly the bullpen, has to get better for Martin to be anything more than an AL-Only deep-league streamer. Read Past Outlooks
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#398
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$Signed a one-year contract with the White Sox in March of 2024.
Logs quality start in no-decision
PChicago White Sox
May 25, 2025
Martin did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 5-4 loss against the Rangers, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts over six innings.
ANALYSIS
Martin surrendered a two-run homer in the second inning but was in line for the win until the Rangers mounted a ninth-inning comeback. The 28-year-old has now delivered three straight quality starts and has surrendered three earned runs or fewer in eight of 11 outings this season. He'll carry a 3.45 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 38:16 K:BB across 62.2 innings into a road matchup with the Orioles next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
89
Last 5 Games
92
How many pitches does Davis Martin generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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What part of the game does Davis Martin generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-29%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .235 221 38 21 46 7 0 5
Since 2023vs Right .284 260 47 18 67 11 2 7
2025vs Left .211 105 13 10 20 6 0 3
2025vs Right .297 156 25 6 43 7 2 4
2024vs Left .257 116 25 11 26 1 0 2
2024vs Right .264 104 22 12 24 4 0 3
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-1%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-24%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-29%
ERA on Road
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.86 1.38 60.2 1 4 0 7.0 3.3 1.2
Since 2023Away 3.81 1.31 52.0 1 6 0 6.6 2.9 0.7
2025Home 3.03 1.18 35.2 1 2 0 5.3 2.0 1.0
2025Away 4.00 1.37 27.0 1 3 0 5.7 2.7 1.0
2024Home 5.04 1.68 25.0 0 2 0 9.4 5.0 1.4
2024Away 3.60 1.24 25.0 0 3 0 7.6 3.2 0.4
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Davis Martin compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.38
 
K/9
5.5
 
BB/9
2.3
 
HR/9
1.0
 
Fastball
93.3 mph
 
ERA
3.45
 
WHIP
1.26
 
BABIP
.288
 
GB/FB
1.66
 
Left On Base
73.7%
 
Exit Velocity
85.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
7.0%
 
Spin Rate
2371 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
31.6%
 
Swinging Strike
8.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Martin underwent Tommy John Surgery in May likely leaving him on the sidelines in his recovery until the middle of the season in 2024. The right hander was given a shot to break camp in 2023 in the rotation, but ultimately was assigned to Triple-A Charlotte making three starts before the surgery to the tune of a 2.81 ERA and 1.06 WHIP with 20 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched. Once recovered Davis will likely return to Triple-A where the White Sox can stash him as rotation depth if needed.
Martin opened the season with Double-A Birmingham before being promoted to Triple-A Charlotte after five starts. He spent the rest of the season shuttling between Triple-A and the majors, often serving as the extra man for a doubleheader, but also serving as a fill-in starter or bulk reliever. Davis was serviceable in his role, but a 10.8% K-BB% speaks towards his minimal potential to be anything more than roster filler. In Triple-A, he did fan 66 in 53 innings, but he also surrendered 11 homers. The White Sox have a solid five-man rotation, but very little depth so Martin could fulfill the swingman role. Unless he shows a significant uptick in strikeouts, Martin is well off the fantasy map.
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Takes tough loss
PChicago White Sox
May 19, 2025
Martin (2-5) yielded two runs on four hits and a walk over 7.1 innings Monday, striking out three and taking a loss against Seattle.
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Rebounds with quality start
PChicago White Sox
May 14, 2025
Martin (2-4) picked up the win in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the Reds, allowing one run on seven hits and no walks across 6.2 innings. He struck out five.
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Falls to Kansas City
PChicago White Sox
May 8, 2025
Martin (1-4) took the loss Thursday against the Royals, allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk across 4.1 innings. He struck out two.
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Comes away with no-decision
PChicago White Sox
May 3, 2025
Martin didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Astros, giving up three runs on eight hits over five innings. He struck out five without walking a batter.
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Pitches well in bulk role
PChicago White Sox
April 27, 2025
Martin did not factor into the decision in Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Athletics, allowing three hits and two walks over six scoreless innings. He struck out five.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could be needed in rotation
PChicago White Sox
February 9, 2023
Martin could be thrust into the White Sox' rotation this season, depending on the outcome of the investigation into Mike Clevinger, Vinnie Duber of CHGO reports.
ANALYSIS
Between Clevinger being investigated by MLB due to allegations of domestic violence and child abuse and the durability concerns with Michael Kopech, the White Sox' rotation depth figures to be tested. Martin could be the next man up after he posted a 4.83 ERA and 48:19 K:BB over 63.1 innings covering 14 appearances -- nine starts -- during his rookie season in 2022. Recent waiver claim A.J. Alexy might also wind up playing an important role for the Southsiders.
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