Edgar Martinez is an iconic figure in the Seattle sports landscape.

He spent 18 Major League seasons in a Mariners uniform, the longest career of any pro athlete with a Seattle-based team.

The list of the 10-longest tenured athletes in Seattle pro sports history reads like a who’s who of pro sports in Seattle — and at the top of that distinguished collection of names, steady as ever, is Edgar.

Longest Careers: Seattle Pro Athletes

Edgar Martinez, Mariners, 18 seasons

Sue Bird, Storm, 15 seasons*

Joe Nash, Seahawks, 15 seasons

Jay Buhner, Mariners, 14 seasons

Steve Largent, Seahawks, 14 seasons

Mack Strong, Seahawks, 14 seasons

Ken Griffey Jr., Mariners, 13 seasons

Felix Hernandez, Mariners, 13 seasons*

Fred Brown, Sonics, 13 seasons

Gary Payton, Sonics, 13 season

*active players

Edgar debuted with Seattle in 1987 and has worn №11 in a Mariners uniform in parts of four decades, including the last 3 seasons as the club’s hitting coach. All in all, as a player and a coach, he has worn a Mariners Major League uniform for 20 of the club’s 41 seasons.

Most Games Played: Seattle Mariners (1977–2016)

Edgar Martinez, 2,055 Games

Ichiro Suzuki, 1,844 Games

Ken Griffey Jr., 1,685 Games

Jay Buhner, 1,440 Games

Dan Wilson, 1,251 Games

Alvin Davis, 1,166 Games

Harold Reynolds, 1,155 Games

Raul Ibanez, 1,110 Games

Jose Lopez, 873 Games

Kyle Seager, 846 Games*

Dave Valle, 846 Games

*Active Mariners

There is no doubt of Edgar’s indelible impact on baseball in the Northwest. He is the Mariners all-time leader in games played and has appeared in more games than any other Seattle pro athlete in any sport.

Edgar delivered the iconic hit in Mariners history, a ringing double into the left-field corner to score Joey Cora and Ken Griffey Jr. in Game 5 of the 1995 American League Division Series vs. the Yankees and send Seattle to its first ALCS appearance.