Marty Marion
Martin Whiteford Marion (Slats and The Octopus)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 1, 1917 in Richburg, SC
High School: Tech (Atlanta, GA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1940
Final Game: July 6, 1953
Relatives: Brother of Red Marion
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1940 22 STL NL 125 468 435 44 121 18 1 3 46 9 21 34 .278 .311 .345 .656 76 150 12 0 12 *6
1941 23 STL NL 155 619 547 50 138 22 3 3 58 8 42 48 .252 .308 .320 .628 72 175 10 2 28 *6 MVP-24
1942 24 STL NL 147 554 485 66 134 38 5 0 54 8 48 50 .276 .343 .375 .718 103 182 9 1 20 *6 MVP-7
1943 25 STL NL 129 463 418 38 117 15 3 1 52 1 32 37 .280 .334 .337 .671 90 141 4 2 11 *6 AS,MVP-13
1944 26 STL NL 144 565 506 50 135 26 2 6 63 1 43 50 .267 .324 .362 .686 91 183 9 0 16 *6 AS,MVP-1
1945 27 STL NL 123 477 430 63 119 27 5 1 59 2 39 39 .277 .340 .370 .709 95 159 5 2 6 *6 MVP-8
1946 28 STL NL 146 575 498 51 116 29 4 3 46 1 59 53 .233 .318 .325 .643 80 162 9 3 15 *6 AS,MVP-28
1947 29 STL NL 149 599 540 57 147 19 6 4 74 3 49 58 .272 .334 .352 .686 79 190 16 1 9 *6 AS
1948 30 STL NL 144 613 567 70 143 26 4 4 43 1 37 54 .252 .298 .333 .631 66 189 13 0 9 *6 AS
1949 31 STL NL 134 571 515 61 140 31 2 5 70 0 37 42 .272 .323 .369 .692 81 190 17 2 17 *6 AS,MVP-25
1950 32 STL NL 106 420 372 36 92 10 2 4 40 1 44 55 .247 .327 .317 .644 67 118 10 0 4 6 AS
1952 34 SLB AL 67 210 186 16 46 11 0 2 19 0 2 19 17 .247 .320 .339 .659 81 63 6 1 4 6
1953 35 SLB AL 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /5
13 Seasons 1572 6141 5506 602 1448 272 37 36 624 35 2 470 537 .263 .323 .345 .668 81 1902 120 14 151
162 Game Avg. 162 633 567 62 149 28 4 4 64 4 48 55 .263 .323 .345 .668 81 196 12 1 16
STL (11 yrs) 1502 5924 5313 586 1402 261 37 34 605 35 451 520 .264 .323 .346 .669 82 1839 114 13 147
SLB (2 yrs) 70 217 193 16 46 11 0 2 19 0 2 19 17 .238 .310 .326 .636 75 63 6 1 4
NL (11 yrs) 1502 5924 5313 586 1402 261 37 34 605 35 451 520 .264 .323 .346 .669 82 1839 114 13 147
AL (2 yrs) 70 217 193 16 46 11 0 2 19 0 2 19 17 .238 .310 .326 .636 75 63 6 1 4

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1940 22 STL NL 468 338 47 3.8 103 .296 .278 .279 .311 .344 .345 .401 .656 .745 76 .430 -15.0 -1.5 .552 .136 .067 4.5
1941 23 STL NL 619 447 53 3.2 100 .272 .252 .274 .308 .345 .320 .386 .628 .731 72 .381 -21.6 -2.3 .542 .159 .068 4.4
1942 24 STL NL 554 380 62 4.4 93 .308 .276 .265 .343 .338 .375 .368 .718 .706 103 .565 3.1 0.3 .664 .214 .099 .0
1943 25 STL NL 463 316 47 4.0 93 .305 .280 .270 .334 .340 .337 .367 .671 .707 90 .507 -5.6 -0.6 .577 .136 .057 1.0
1944 26 STL NL 565 396 59 4.0 96 .287 .267 .270 .324 .338 .362 .380 .686 .717 91 .478 -6.0 -0.6 .597 .182 .095 1.7
1945 27 STL NL 477 322 54 4.5 99 .303 .277 .277 .340 .347 .370 .382 .709 .729 95 .522 -3.0 -0.3 .639 .188 .093 1.3
1946 28 STL NL 575 406 51 3.4 96 .256 .233 .267 .318 .343 .325 .374 .643 .717 80 .416 -12.8 -1.3 .575 .213 .092 1.5
1947 29 STL NL 599 418 63 4.0 109 .299 .272 .279 .334 .355 .352 .413 .686 .768 79 .433 -16.9 -1.7 .594 .176 .080 3.4
1948 30 STL NL 613 446 56 3.3 107 .273 .252 .276 .298 .351 .333 .408 .631 .760 66 .370 -28.5 -2.9 .519 .148 .081 1.6
1949 31 STL NL 571 409 61 4.0 108 .288 .272 .276 .323 .351 .369 .413 .692 .764 81 .437 -14.2 -1.4 .584 .169 .097 .0
1950 32 STL NL 420 294 39 3.5 112 .281 .247 .275 .327 .353 .317 .427 .644 .780 67 .370 -18.2 -1.8 .562 .191 .070 1.6
1952 34 SLB AL 210 152 19 3.4 99 .263 .247 .264 .320 .344 .339 .385 .659 .729 81 .406 -4.6 -0.5 .547 .183 .091 .0
1953 35 SLB AL 7 7 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .272 .000 .348 .000 .400 .000 .749 -100 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
13 Seasons 6141 4331 611 3.8 101 .286 .263 .273 .323 .346 .345 .392 .668 .738 81 .443 -145.2 -14.8 .579 .174 .082 35.5
162 Game Avg. 633 446 63 3.8 101 .286 .263 .273 .323 .346 .345 .392 .668 .738 81 .443 -145.2 -14.8 .579 .174 .082 4
STL (11 yrs) 5924 4172 592 3.8 101 .287 .264 .273 .323 .346 .346 .393 .669 .739 82 .445 -138.7 -14.1 .581 .174 .082 34.5
SLB (2 yrs) 217 159 19 3.2 99 .253 .238 .264 .310 .344 .326 .385 .636 .729 75 .386 -6.6 -0.7 .523 .176 .088 .0
NL (11 yrs) 5924 4172 592 3.8 101 .287 .264 .273 .323 .346 .346 .393 .669 .739 82 .445 -138.7 -14.1 .581 .174 .082 34.5
AL (2 yrs) 217 159 19 3.2 99 .253 .238 .264 .310 .344 .326 .385 .636 .729 75 .386 -6.6 -0.7 .523 .176 .088 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 24 STL NL WS NYY W 5 19 18 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 .111 .158 .222 .380 4 0 0 0 0 0
1943 25 STL NL WS NYY L 5 18 14 1 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 .357 .471 .714 1.185 10 1 0 1 0 2
1944 26 STL NL WS SLB W 6 25 22 1 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .227 .292 .364 .655 8 0 0 1 0 2
1946 28 STL NL WS BOS W 7 28 24 1 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 .250 .280 .333 .613 8 1 0 3 0 1
4 Seasons (4 Series) 23 90 78 5 18 7 1 1 11 1 0 7 7 .231 .294 .385 .679 30 2 0 5 0 5
4 WS 23 90 78 5 18 7 1 1 11 1 0 7 7 .231 .294 .385 .679 30 2 0 5 0 5

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 STL NL 25 as SS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1944 STL NL 26 as SS 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1945 STL NL 27 DNP
1946 STL NL 28 as SS 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 STL NL 29 as SS 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1948 STL NL 30 DNP
1949 STL NL 31 DNP
1950 STL NL 32 as SS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons (5 Appearances) 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 1 0 0 1 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1940 22 125 468 435 44 121 18 1 3 46 9 21 34 .278 .311 .345 .656 76 150 12 0 12
1941 23 280 1087 982 94 259 40 4 6 104 17 63 82 .264 .309 .331 .640 74 325 22 2 40
1942 24 427 1641 1467 160 393 78 9 6 158 25 111 132 .268 .321 .346 .666 84 507 31 3 60
1943 25 556 2104 1885 198 510 93 12 7 210 26 143 169 .271 .324 .344 .667 85 648 35 5 71
1944 26 700 2669 2391 248 645 119 14 13 273 27 186 219 .270 .324 .348 .671 86 831 44 5 87
1945 27 823 3146 2821 311 764 146 19 14 332 29 225 258 .271 .326 .351 .677 88 990 49 7 93
1946 28 969 3721 3319 362 880 175 23 17 378 30 284 311 .265 .325 .347 .672 86 1152 58 10 108
1947 29 1118 4320 3859 419 1027 194 29 21 452 33 333 369 .266 .326 .348 .674 85 1342 74 11 117
1948 30 1262 4933 4426 489 1170 220 33 25 495 34 370 423 .264 .323 .346 .669 83 1531 87 11 126
1949 31 1396 5504 4941 550 1310 251 35 30 565 34 407 465 .265 .323 .348 .671 83 1721 104 13 143
1950 32 1502 5924 5313 586 1402 261 37 34 605 35 451 520 .264 .323 .346 .669 82 1839 114 13 147
1951 33 1502 5924 5313 586 1402 261 37 34 605 35 451 520 .264 .323 .346 .669 82 1839 114 13 147
1952 34 1569 6134 5499 602 1448 272 37 36 624 35 2 470 537 .263 .323 .346 .669 81 1902 120 14 151
1953 35 1572 6141 5506 602 1448 272 37 36 624 35 2 470 537 .263 .323 .345 .668 81 1902 120 14 151

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1940 22 131 474 453 44 123 18 1 3 46 9 21 36 .272 .304 .336 .639 46 125
1941 23 161 611 566 50 141 22 3 3 59 8 43 50 .249 .304 .314 .619 54 155
1942 24 156 571 518 73 146 41 5 0 60 9 52 53 .282 .349 .380 .729 69 147
1943 25 135 479 442 43 127 16 3 1 58 1 35 39 .287 .342 .344 .686 52 129
1944 26 150 574 528 53 143 28 2 6 67 1 46 52 .271 .329 .366 .695 63 144
1945 27 129 489 447 64 122 28 5 1 60 2 40 41 .273 .335 .365 .700 54 123
1946 28 153 594 526 58 127 32 4 3 52 1 65 55 .241 .328 .335 .663 57 146
1947 29 156 608 558 56 147 19 6 4 72 3 49 61 .263 .324 .341 .665 62 149
1948 30 151 624 587 69 144 26 4 4 42 1 37 56 .245 .290 .324 .614 55 144
1949 31 139 565 527 58 138 31 2 5 67 0 36 44 .262 .312 .357 .668 58 134
1950 32 111 428 384 34 91 10 2 4 38 1 44 57 .237 .315 .305 .620 37 106
1952 34 70 215 194 17 48 11 0 2 21 0 20 18 .247 .321 .335 .656 21 67
1953 35 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
13 Seasons 1645 6239 5737 619 1497 282 37 36 642 36 488 562 .261 .320 .342 .662 628 1572
162 Game Avg. 162 614 565 61 147 28 4 4 63 4 48 55 .261 .320 .342 .662 62 1572

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1943 (SS)
1944 (SS)
1945
1946 (SS)
1947 (SS)
1948
1949
1950 (SS)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1944-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1944-NL-MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1941-NL-24-2%
1942-NL-7-24%
1943-NL-13-6%
1944-NL-1-56%
1945-NL-8-21%
1946-NL-28-1%
1949-NL-25-1%
1 MVP
1.12 Career Shares (208th)

Games Played s c a p y
1941 NL--155--1st
1942 NL--147--10th
1946 NL--146--7th

At Bats s c a p y
1948 NL--567--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1942 NL--38--1st
1946 NL--29--8th
1949 NL--31--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 NL--3--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1940 NL--12--9th
1941 NL--28--1st
1942 NL--20--3rd
1944 NL--16--5th
1946 NL--15--5th
1948 NL--9--8th
1949 NL--17--1st
Career--151--166th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1947 NL--16--6th
1949 NL--17--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1941 NL--447--6th
1946 NL--406--9th
1947 NL--418--10th
1948 NL--446--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 3 (471), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 10 (1256), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 57 (326), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1289), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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