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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1980 STL NL 24 P 9 5 42.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.07 0.56 .940 1.91 0.69
1981 STL NL 25 P 17 15 102.2 23 3 20 0 0 1.000 2.02 1.35 .957 1.97 0.68
1982 STL NL 26 P 24 7 66.0 11 2 8 1 0 .909 1.36 0.42 .955 1.96 0.70
1983 TOT MLB 27 P 41 5 79.2 20 3 16 1 0 .950 2.15 0.46 .950 1.90 0.70
1983 STL NL 27 P 26 5 66.1 18 3 14 1 0 .944 2.31 0.65 .950 1.91 0.68
1983 DET AL 27 P 15 0 13.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.13 .950 1.82 0.73
4 Seasons P 91 32 290.1 59 8 49 2 0 .966 1.77 0.63 .953 1.94 0.70
4 Seasons TOT 91 32 290.1 59 8 49 2 0 .966 1.77 0.63 .919 1.94 0.70

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1980 STL NL 24 9 5 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 STL NL 25 18 15 18 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 STL NL 26 24 7 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 STL NL 27 26 5 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 DET AL 27 15 0 1 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 92 32 78 91 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1980 STL NL 24 175 82% 19% 4 75% 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 STL NL 25 425 85% 27% 16 94% 0 3 1 2 20 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1982 STL NL 26 286 82% 20% 6 83% 1 2 1 1 8 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1983 STL NL 27 295 81% 24% 18 89% 0 3 0 1 14 13 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 100%
1983 DET AL 27 60 75% 20% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 1241 82% 23% 45 89% 1 8 2 4 49 31 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 100%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 90% 89%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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