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John Martin
John Robert Martin

Bats Both, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School Eastern Michigan University

Debut August 27, 1980
  vs. HOU 7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W
Final Game October 2, 1983
Born April 11, 1956 in Wyandotte, MI

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 27th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1980 24 STL NL   2   3   9   5   1   0   2  0   42.0   39   20   20   1    9   23   0   1   169   1   0  4.29  3.72   87 1.143
 1981 25 STL NL   8   5  17  15   4   0   0  0  102.7   85   43   39  10   26   36   2   0   407   0   1  3.42  3.56  104 1.081
 1982 26 STL NL   4   5  24   7   0   0   3  0   66.0   56   33   31   6   30   21   0   1   276   3   0  4.23  3.64   86 1.303
 1983 27 TOT      3   1  41   5   0   0  13  1   79.7   75   42   37   8   30   40   2   3   340   5   0  4.18  3.68   88 1.318
         STL NL   3   1  26   5   0   0   8  0   66.3   60   31   26   6   26   29   2   3   284   4   0  3.53  3.64  103 1.296
         DET AL   0   0  15   0   0   0   5  1   13.3   15   11   11   2    4   11   0   0    56   1   0  7.43  3.91   53 1.425
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .548  17  14  91  32   5   0  18  1  290.3  255  138  127  25   95  120   4   5  1192   9   1  3.94  3.64   92 1.206
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   7  50  17   2   0   9  0  160.3  140   76   70  13   52   66   2   2   658   4   0  3.94  3.64   92 1.206
 Career High      8   5  41  15   4   0  13  1  102.7   85   43   39  10   30   40   2   3   407   5   1  3.42  3.72  104 1.081

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 24 STL NL   9   11    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   3  .273  .308  .273   61    3   0   1   0   0   0
 1981 25 STL NL  18   33    2    7   2  1   0    8   0  0   2  14  .212  .257  .333   65   11   7   0   0   0   0
 1982 26 STL NL  24   11    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .091  .167  .091  -26    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1983 27 TOT     41   18    1    4   1  0   0    4   0  0   0   2  .222  .222  .278   38    5   2   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  26   18    1    4   1  0   0    4   0  0   0   2  .222  .222  .278   38    5   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       92   73    4   15   3  1   0   13   0  0   4  22  .205  .244  .274   44   20  11   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        129    7   26   5  2   0   23   0  0   7  39  .205  .244  .274   44   35  19   2   0   0   0
 Career High     41   33    2    7   2  1   0    8   0  0   2  14                          11   7   1   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 24 STL NL   13    9    1   3.0    98| .273  .271| .308  .334| .273  .394| .581  .728|  61  .347  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1981 25 STL NL   42   33    3   2.5    94| .212  .266| .257  .332| .333  .381| .590  .713|  65  .280  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1982 26 STL NL   14   12    0   0.0    95| .091  .267| .167  .330| .091  .388| .258  .718| -26  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1983 27 TOT      20   16    1   1.7    97| .222  .264| .222  .333| .278  .392| .500  .725|  38  .155  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         STL NL   20   16    1   1.7    97| .222  .264| .222  .333| .278  .392| .500  .725|  38  .155  -1.6  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        89   70    5   1.9    96| .205  .266| .244  .332| .274  .387| .518  .719|  44  .196  -5.7  -0.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1980 24 STL NL P 9 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.69 1.07 1.91 5 42.0 1981 25 STL NL P 17 3 20 0 0 1.000 .958 1.35 0.68 2.02 1.97 15 102.7 1982 26 STL NL P 24 2 8 1 0 .909 .952 0.42 0.70 1.36 1.96 7 66.0 1983 27 TOT P 41 3 16 1 0 .950 .950 0.46 0.70 2.15 1.90 5 79.6 STL NL P 26 3 14 1 0 .944 .950 0.65 0.68 2.31 1.91 5 66.3 DET AL P 15 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.13 0.73 1.35 1.83 0 13.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 24 STL NL P 9 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.69 1.07 1.91 5 42.0 1981 25 STL NL P 17 3 20 0 0 1.000 .958 1.35 0.68 2.02 1.97 15 102.7 1982 26 STL NL P 24 2 8 1 0 .909 .952 0.42 0.70 1.36 1.96 7 66.0 1983 27 TOT P 41 3 16 1 0 .950 .950 0.46 0.70 2.15 1.90 5 79.6 STL NL P 26 3 14 1 0 .944 .950 0.65 0.68 2.31 1.91 5 66.3 DET AL P 15 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.13 0.73 1.35 1.83 0 13.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 91 8 49 2 0 .966 .953 0.63 0.70 1.77 1.94 32 290.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 91 8 49 2 0 .966 .953 0.63 0.70 1.77 1.94 32 290
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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 27th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

June 2, 1980: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Al Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Lentine.

August 4, 1983: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 14, 1985: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


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