John Martin
John Robert Martin
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 11, 1956 in Wyandotte, MI
School: Eastern Michigan University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 27th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1980
Final Game: October 2, 1983
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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
1980 24 STL NL 9 13 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 .308 .273 .580 61 3 0 0 0 1 0 /1
1981 25 STL NL 18 42 33 2 7 2 1 0 8 0 0 2 14 .212 .257 .333 .590 65 11 0 0 7 0 0 1
1982 26 STL NL 24 14 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .091 .258 -26 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1983 27 TOT MLB 27 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .278 .500 38 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1983 27 STL NL 26 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .278 .500 38 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1983 27 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 78 89 73 4 15 3 1 0 13 0 0 4 22 .205 .244 .274 .518 44 20 0 0 11 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 185 152 8 31 6 2 0 27 0 0 8 46 .205 .244 .274 .518 44 42 0 0 23 2 0
STL (4 yrs) 77 89 73 4 15 3 1 0 13 0 0 4 22 .205 .244 .274 .518 44 20 0 0 11 1 0
DET (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 77 89 73 4 15 3 1 0 13 0 0 4 22 .205 .244 .274 .518 44 20 0 0 11 1 0
AL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1980 24 STL NL 13 9 1 3.0 98 .333 .273 .271 .308 .334 .273 .394 .580 .728 61 .347 -0.5 -0.1 .500 .091 .000
1981 25 STL NL 42 33 3 2.5 94 .368 .212 .266 .257 .332 .333 .381 .590 .713 65 .280 -1.7 -0.2 .500 .182 .121
1982 26 STL NL 14 12 0 0.0 95 .125 .091 .267 .167 .330 .091 .388 .258 .718 -26 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .200 .091 .000
1983 27 TOT MLB 20 16 1 1.7 97 .250 .222 .264 .222 .333 .278 .392 .500 .725 38 .155 -1.6 -0.2 .357 .056 .056
1983 27 STL NL 20 16 1 1.7 97 .250 .222 .264 .222 .333 .278 .392 .500 .725 38 .155 -1.6 -0.2 .357 .056 .056
4 Seasons 89 70 5 1.9 96 .288 .205 .266 .244 .332 .274 .387 .518 .719 44 .196 -5.7 -0.6 .414 .123 .068
162 Game Avg. 185 145 10 1.9 96 .288 .205 .266 .244 .332 .274 .387 .518 .719 44 .196 -5.7 -0.6 .414 .123 .068
NL (4 yrs) 89 70 5 1.9 96 .288 .205 .266 .244 .332 .274 .387 .518 .719 44 .196 -5.7 -0.6 .414 .123 .068

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1980 24 STL NL 13 0.0% 23.1% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.7 11.0 1.00 69%
1981 25 STL NL 42 0.0% 33.3% 4.8% 7.1% 43% 7.00 2.4 4.1 2.00 45%
1982 26 STL NL 14 0.0% 21.4% 7.1% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.7 4.00 57%
1983 27 TOT MLB 20 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 5.0% 25% 9.0 4.5 1.80 80%
1983 27 STL NL 20 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 5.0% 25% 9.0 4.5 1.80 80%
4 Seasons 89 0.0% 24.7% 4.5% 4.5% 27% 5.50 3.3 5.6 2.00 58%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1980 24 STL NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 25 STL NL 0 0 22% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1982 26 STL NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 27 TOT MLB 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1983 27 STL NL 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
4 Seasons 0 0 21% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 29% 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1980 24 STL NL 13 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 11 1 9% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1981 25 STL NL 42 100% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 12 0 0% 13 4 31% 39 8 21% 6 3 50% 3 2 67% 0
1982 26 STL NL 14 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1983 27 TOT MLB 20 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 9 4 44% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
1983 27 STL NL 20 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 9 4 44% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
4 Seasons 89 100% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 79% 21 0 0% 24 7 29% 66 13 20% 8 4 50% 7 5 71% 0
MLB Averages

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
1980 24 9 13 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 .308 .273 .580 61 3 0 0 0 1 0
1981 25 27 55 44 2 10 2 1 0 9 0 0 3 17 .227 .271 .318 .589 64 14 0 0 7 1 0
1982 26 51 69 55 3 11 2 1 0 9 0 0 4 20 .200 .250 .273 .523 46 15 0 0 9 1 0
1983 27 78 89 73 4 15 3 1 0 13 0 0 4 22 .205 .244 .274 .518 44 20 0 0 11 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1980 24 9 13 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .273 .308 .273 .580 1 9
1981 25 27 56 52 4 13 4 2 0 15 0 4 21 .250 .304 .404 .707 6 18
1982 26 24 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 24
1983 27 27 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 27
4 Seasons 87 99 92 5 16 4 2 0 19 0 6 29 .174 .222 .261 .483 8 78
162 Game Avg. 162 184 171 9 30 7 4 0 35 0 11 54 .174 .222 .261 .483 15 78

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