Pepper Martin
Johnny Leonard Roosevelt Martin (The Wild Horse Of The Osage)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 29, 1904 in Temple, OK (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1928
Final Game: October 1, 1944
Died: March 5, 1965 in McAlester, OK
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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
1928 24 STL NL 39 16 13 11 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 .308 .400 .308 .708 86 4 1 1 /O
1930 26 STL NL 6 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1931 27 STL NL 123 449 413 68 124 32 8 7 75 16 30 40 .300 .351 .467 .818 114 193 2 4 *O
1932 28 STL NL 85 355 323 47 77 19 6 4 34 9 30 31 .238 .305 .372 .677 79 120 1 1 O5
1933 29 STL NL 145 669 599 122 189 36 12 8 57 26 67 46 .316 .387 .456 .843 135 273 9 3 0 *5 AS,MVP-5
1934 30 STL NL 110 488 454 74 131 25 11 5 49 23 32 41 .289 .337 .425 .762 98 193 1 1 1 *5/1 AS
1935 31 STL NL 135 575 539 121 161 41 6 9 54 20 33 58 .299 .341 .447 .789 107 241 7 2 1 *5O AS,MVP-10
1936 32 STL NL 143 634 572 121 177 36 11 11 76 23 58 66 .309 .373 .469 .842 125 268 11 0 4 *O5/1
1937 33 STL NL 98 373 339 60 103 27 8 5 38 9 33 50 .304 .366 .475 .841 125 161 3 0 1 O/5 AS
1938 34 STL NL 91 290 269 34 79 18 2 2 38 4 18 34 .294 .340 .398 .738 97 107 2 1 2 O/5
1939 35 STL NL 88 316 281 48 86 17 7 3 37 6 30 35 .306 .375 .448 .823 115 126 7 1 4 O5
1940 36 STL NL 86 253 228 28 72 15 4 3 39 6 22 24 .316 .378 .456 .835 124 104 1 1 2 O/5 MVP-33
1944 40 STL NL 40 102 86 15 24 4 0 2 4 2 15 11 .279 .386 .395 .781 118 34 3 0 1 O
13 Seasons 1189 4521 4117 754 1227 270 75 59 501 146 369 438 .298 .358 .443 .801 113 1824 44 13 22
162 Game Avg. 162 616 561 103 167 37 10 8 68 20 50 60 .298 .358 .443 .801 113 249 2 3

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
1928 24 STL NL 16 10 1 2.7 111 .364 .308 .292 .400 .358 .308 .416 .708 .774 86 .255 -0.2 -0.0 .889 .231 .000 .0
1930 26 STL NL 1 1 0 0.0 129 .000 .000 .316 .000 .374 .000 .470 .000 .844 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1931 27 STL NL 449 293 67 6.1 107 .320 .300 .290 .351 .349 .467 .409 .818 .759 114 .625 7.8 0.8 .834 .278 .167 9.7
1932 28 STL NL 355 247 36 3.9 106 .253 .238 .288 .305 .341 .372 .417 .677 .758 79 .418 -10.1 -1.0 .650 .254 .133 5.5
1933 29 STL NL 669 419 105 6.7 95 .332 .316 .280 .387 .333 .456 .383 .843 .717 135 .714 29.6 3.1 .881 .295 .140 12.2
1934 30 STL NL 488 325 65 5.3 109 .309 .289 .294 .337 .350 .425 .418 .762 .769 98 .554 -2.8 -0.3 .769 .258 .137 8.2
1935 31 STL NL 575 386 82 5.7 107 .322 .299 .290 .341 .346 .447 .414 .789 .760 107 .587 4.8 0.5 .769 .247 .148 12.4
1936 32 STL NL 634 410 100 6.6 103 .335 .309 .286 .373 .345 .469 .400 .842 .745 125 .648 20.4 2.0 .860 .301 .159 14.9
1937 33 STL NL 373 240 59 6.6 103 .345 .304 .282 .366 .344 .475 .400 .841 .745 125 .665 11.8 1.2 .849 .295 .171 6.4
1938 34 STL NL 290 194 36 5.0 104 .330 .294 .282 .340 .346 .398 .401 .738 .748 97 .556 -1.0 -0.1 .677 .186 .104 2.7
1939 35 STL NL 316 206 47 6.1 108 .342 .306 .287 .375 .354 .448 .411 .823 .765 115 .629 6.0 0.6 .807 .270 .142 4.0
1940 36 STL NL 253 159 39 6.6 103 .343 .316 .279 .378 .344 .456 .401 .835 .745 124 .681 7.8 0.8 .847 .263 .140 4.0
1944 40 STL NL 102 66 13 5.3 96 .301 .279 .270 .386 .338 .395 .380 .781 .717 118 .604 2.8 0.3 .785 .314 .116 2.0
13 Seasons 4521 2956 650 5.9 104 .323 .298 .286 .358 .345 .443 .404 .801 .749 113 .618 76.7 7.7 .802 .270 .145 84.0
162 Game Avg. 616 403 89 5.9 104 .323 .298 .286 .358 .345 .443 .404 .801 .749 113 .618 10 1 .802 .270 .145 11

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
1928 24 STL NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1931 27 STL NL WS PHA W 7 26 24 5 12 4 0 1 5 5 1 2 3 .500 .538 .792 1.330 19 0 0 0 0 0
1934 30 STL NL WS DET W 7 34 31 8 11 3 1 0 4 2 1 3 3 .355 .412 .516 .928 16 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 15 60 55 14 23 7 1 1 9 7 2 5 6 .418 .467 .636 1.103 35 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 15 60 55 14 23 7 1 1 9 7 2 5 6 .418 .467 .636 1.103 35 0 0 0 0 0

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
1933 STL NL 29 as 3B 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1934 STL NL 30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1935 STL NL 31 as 3B 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 STL NL 33 DNP
4 Seasons (3 Appearances) 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 1 0 0 0 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
1928 24 39 16 13 11 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 .308 .400 .308 .708 86 4 1 1
1929 25 39 16 13 11 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 .308 .400 .308 .708 86 4 1 1
1930 26 45 17 14 16 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 .286 .375 .286 .661 73 4 1 1
1931 27 168 466 427 84 128 32 8 7 75 18 31 42 .300 .351 .461 .813 113 197 3 5
1932 28 253 821 750 131 205 51 14 11 109 27 61 73 .273 .331 .423 .754 98 317 4 6
1933 29 398 1490 1349 253 394 87 26 19 166 53 128 119 .292 .356 .437 .794 114 590 9 7 6
1934 30 508 1978 1803 327 525 112 37 24 215 76 160 160 .291 .352 .434 .786 110 783 10 8 7
1935 31 643 2553 2342 448 686 153 43 33 269 96 193 218 .293 .349 .437 .787 109 1024 17 10 8
1936 32 786 3187 2914 569 863 189 54 44 345 119 251 284 .296 .354 .443 .797 112 1292 28 10 12
1937 33 884 3560 3253 629 966 216 62 49 383 128 284 334 .297 .355 .447 .802 114 1453 31 10 13
1938 34 975 3850 3522 663 1045 234 64 51 421 132 302 368 .297 .354 .443 .797 112 1560 33 11 15
1939 35 1063 4166 3803 711 1131 251 71 54 458 138 332 403 .297 .356 .443 .799 113 1686 40 12 19
1940 36 1149 4419 4031 739 1203 266 75 57 497 144 354 427 .298 .357 .444 .801 113 1790 41 13 21
1941 37 1149 4419 4031 739 1203 266 75 57 497 144 354 427 .298 .357 .444 .801 113 1790 41 13 21
1942 38 1149 4419 4031 739 1203 266 75 57 497 144 354 427 .298 .357 .444 .801 113 1790 41 13 21
1943 39 1149 4419 4031 739 1203 266 75 57 497 144 354 427 .298 .357 .444 .801 113 1790 41 13 21
1944 40 1189 4521 4117 754 1227 270 75 59 501 146 369 438 .298 .358 .443 .801 113 1824 44 13 22

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
1928 24 41 14 12 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 .250 .357 .250 .607 1 39
1930 26 6 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1931 27 129 460 428 68 126 33 8 7 75 16 30 42 .294 .343 .458 .801 67 123
1932 28 89 365 334 46 77 19 6 4 33 9 30 32 .231 .296 .359 .655 36 85
1933 29 152 710 634 135 205 39 13 9 63 28 73 48 .323 .396 .468 .864 116 145
1934 30 117 508 475 71 131 25 11 5 47 23 32 44 .276 .323 .406 .729 62 110
1935 31 142 593 558 115 160 41 6 9 51 20 33 61 .287 .329 .430 .759 78 135
1936 32 149 649 591 119 178 36 11 11 75 23 58 69 .301 .364 .455 .819 98 143
1937 33 103 388 354 61 106 28 8 5 39 9 34 53 .299 .361 .466 .827 60 98
1938 34 96 301 282 34 81 18 2 2 38 4 18 36 .287 .332 .387 .719 36 91
1939 35 93 323 292 47 87 17 7 3 36 6 30 37 .298 .365 .435 .800 46 88
1940 36 90 260 237 28 73 15 4 3 39 6 22 25 .308 .369 .443 .812 39 86
1944 40 42 105 89 15 25 4 0 2 4 2 16 11 .281 .390 .393 .784 14 40
13 Seasons 1249 4677 4287 752 1252 275 76 60 500 148 377 460 .292 .351 .434 .785 653 1189
162 Game Avg. 162 607 556 98 162 36 10 8 65 19 49 60 .292 .351 .434 .785 85 1189

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1933 (3B)
1934 *
1935 (3B)
1937

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1933-NL-5-39%
1935-NL-10-20%
1940-NL-33-1%
0.60 Career Shares (373rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1933 NL--.316--6th
Career--.298--234th

On-Base% s c a p y
1933 NL--.387--4th

Slugging % s c a p y
1933 NL--.456--10th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1933 NL--.843--6th

At Bats s c a p y
1933 NL--599--6th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1933 NL--669--6th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1933 NL--122--1st
1935 NL--121--3rd
1936 NL--121--2nd

Hits s c a p y
1933 NL--189--5th

Total Bases s c a p y
1933 NL--273--6th

Doubles s c a p y
1933 NL--36--6th
1935 NL--41--4th
1936 NL--36--6th

Triples s c a p y
1933 NL--12--3rd
1934 NL--11--5th
1936 NL--11--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1933 NL--67--3rd
1936 NL--58--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1936 NL--66--7th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1931 NL--16--3rd
1933 NL--26--1st
1934 NL--23--1st
1935 NL--20--2nd
1936 NL--23--1st

Singles s c a p y
1933 NL--133--7th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1933 NL--135--9th

Runs Created s c a p y
1933 NL--105--3rd
1936 NL--100--10th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1933 NL--30--5th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1933 NL--3.1--5th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1933 NL--56--8th
1935 NL--56--10th
1936 NL--58--8th

Times On Base s c a p y
1933 NL--259--2nd

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1933 NL--.714--5th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1931 NL--9.7--9th
1933 NL--12.2--2nd
1934 NL--8.2--10th
1935 NL--12.4--4th
1936 NL--14.9--1st

Oldest s c a p y
1944 NL--born 1904-02-29--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 9 (246), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 43 (571), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 46 (403), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (679), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Ira Flagstead (921)
  3. Mule Haas (918)
  4. Fred Schulte (918)
  5. Billy Southworth (916) *
  6. Ethan Allen (912)
  7. Harry Rice (910)
  8. Charlie Hickman (909)
  9. Charley Jones (909)
  10. Johnny Hopp (907)
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  2. Ira Flagstead (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ira Flagstead (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ira Flagstead (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ira Flagstead (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ira Flagstead (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ira Flagstead (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Roy Johnson (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ira Flagstead (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Tom Paciorek (861)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Name and misspellings: The Wild Horse Of Johnny Leonard The martinez Pepper Roosevelt Osage Martin

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