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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1980 24 STL NL 2 3 .400 4.29 9 5 2 1 0 0 42.0 39 20 20 1 9 1 23 0 0 1 169 87 1.143 8.4 0.2 1.9 4.9 2.56
1981 25 STL NL 8 5 .615 3.42 17 15 0 4 0 0 102.2 85 43 39 10 26 0 36 2 1 0 407 104 1.081 7.5 0.9 2.3 3.2 1.38
1982 26 STL NL 4 5 .444 4.23 24 7 3 0 0 0 66.0 56 33 31 6 30 3 21 0 0 1 276 86 1.303 7.6 0.8 4.1 2.9 0.70
1983 27 TOT MLB 3 1 .750 4.18 41 5 13 0 0 1 79.2 75 42 37 8 30 5 40 2 0 3 340 88 1.318 8.5 0.9 3.4 4.5 1.33
1983 27 STL NL 3 1 .750 3.53 26 5 8 0 0 0 66.1 60 31 26 6 26 4 29 2 0 3 284 103 1.296 8.1 0.8 3.5 3.9 1.12
1983 27 DET AL 0 0 7.42 15 0 5 0 0 1 13.1 15 11 11 2 4 1 11 0 0 0 56 53 1.425 10.1 1.4 2.7 7.4 2.75
4 Seasons 17 14 .548 3.94 91 32 18 5 0 1 290.1 255 138 127 25 95 9 120 4 1 5 1192 92 1.206 7.9 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.26
162 Game Avg. 9 8 .548 3.94 50 18 10 3 0 1 160 141 76 70 14 53 5 66 2 1 3 659 92 1.206 7.9 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.26
STL (4 yrs) 17 14 .548 3.77 76 32 13 5 0 0 277.0 240 127 116 23 91 8 109 4 1 5 1136 96 1.195 7.8 0.7 3.0 3.5 1.20
DET (1 yr) 0 0 7.42 15 0 5 0 0 1 13.1 15 11 11 2 4 1 11 0 0 0 56 53 1.425 10.1 1.4 2.7 7.4 2.75
NL (4 yrs) 17 14 .548 3.77 76 32 13 5 0 0 277.0 240 127 116 23 91 8 109 4 1 5 1136 96 1.195 7.8 0.7 3.0 3.5 1.20
AL (1 yr) 0 0 7.42 15 0 5 0 0 1 13.1 15 11 11 2 4 1 11 0 0 0 56 53 1.425 10.1 1.4 2.7 7.4 2.75

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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

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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

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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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