Ariel Martínez
Full name: Ariel Martínez Luis
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- —
- Debut
- 1988
Ariel Martínez is a Cuban baseball player. His full name is recorded as Ariel Martínez Luis. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 12 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1992 and 2004. Most of that was with Ciego de Ávila, 10 seasons of it, with the remainder for Centrales. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 1 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 42 wins against 70 losses, an earned run average of 4.40, and 451 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 1.74, in 1999-00 (134.1 IP). His most wins in a season was 11, in 1997-98.
Career summary
- Seasons 12 (1992–2004), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCentrales, Ciego de Ávila
- ERA 4.36
· Innings 854.1
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 5.86 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 1.920 |
| 1992-93 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 10 | 2.77 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 97.1 | 76 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 43 | 62 | 1.220 |
| 1993 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 0 | 1 | 3.47 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 2.490 |
| 1993-94 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 9 | 4.88 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 86.2 | 95 | 66 | 47 | 3 | 54 | 48 | 1.720 |
| 1994-95 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 6 | 4.89 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 70.0 | 76 | 49 | 38 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 1.570 |
| 1995 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 0 | 0 | 8.56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2.270 |
| 1995-96 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 6 | 5.91 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 64.0 | 90 | 45 | 42 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 1.800 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997-98 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 4 | 1.76 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 107.1 | 79 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 35 | 64 | 1.060 |
| 1998-99 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 3 | 5.26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1.560 |
| 1999-00 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 8 | 1.74 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 134.1 | 104 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 54 | 52 | 1.180 |
| 2000-01 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 7 | 5.71 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 63.0 | 83 | 49 | 40 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 1.650 |
| 2001-02 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 10 | 6.07 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 96.1 | 123 | 68 | 65 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 1.690 |
| 2004-05 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 3 | 8.31 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 1.880 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 69 | 4.36 | 192 | — | — | 1 | 854.1 | 904 | 492 | 414 | 61 | 399 | 439 | 1.530 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 0 | 1 | 5.35 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 63 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 2.405 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 27.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 97.1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 23.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86.2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 70.0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | .889 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 13.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 107.1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .909 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 25.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 134.1 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 63.0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .842 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 96.1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 854.0 | 38 | 118 | 9 | 10 | .945 | 165 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ariel Martínez born?
Ariel Martínez's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Ariel Martínez play for?
Ariel Martínez appears for Centrales, Ciego de Ávila across 12 recorded seasons.
Sources and licences
- Season leaders computed from the season lines held in this database, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
