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Speed Martin
Elwood Good Martin
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 15, 1893 in Wawawai, WA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 5, 1917
Final Game: April 17, 1922
Died: June 14, 1983 in Lemon Grove, CA
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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
1917 23 SLB AL 0 2 .000 5.74 9 2 5 0 0 0 15.2 20 13 10 0 5 5 0 0 2 64 45 1.596 11.5 0.0 2.9 2.9 1.00
1918 24 CHC NL 5 2 .714 1.84 9 5 3 4 1 1 53.2 47 19 11 0 14 16 1 0 2 219 151 1.137 7.9 0.0 2.3 2.7 1.14
1919 25 CHC NL 8 8 .500 2.47 35 14 16 7 2 2 163.2 158 58 45 2 52 54 4 0 6 679 116 1.283 8.7 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.04
1920 26 CHC NL 4 15 .211 4.83 35 13 10 6 0 2 136.0 165 96 73 2 50 44 1 0 5 618 66 1.581 10.9 0.1 3.3 2.9 0.88
1921 27 CHC NL 11 15 .423 4.35 37 28 7 13 1 1 217.1 245 115 105 12 68 86 2 0 2 925 88 1.440 10.1 0.5 2.8 3.6 1.26
1922 28 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 5 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 28 56 2.000 15.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.00
6 Seasons 29 42 .408 3.78 126 63 41 30 4 6 592.1 645 306 249 16 191 207 8 0 17 2533 87 1.411 9.8 0.2 2.9 3.1 1.08
162 Game Avg. 10 15 .408 3.78 45 23 15 11 1 2 213 232 110 90 6 69 74 3 0 6 911 87 1.411 9.8 0.2 2.9 3.1 1.08
CHC (5 yrs) 29 40 .420 3.73 117 61 36 30 4 6 576.2 625 293 239 16 186 202 8 0 15 2469 89 1.406 9.8 0.2 2.9 3.2 1.09
SLB (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.74 9 2 5 0 0 0 15.2 20 13 10 0 5 5 0 0 2 64 45 1.596 11.5 0.0 2.9 2.9 1.00
NL (5 yrs) 29 40 .420 3.73 117 61 36 30 4 6 576.2 625 293 239 16 186 202 8 0 15 2469 89 1.406 9.8 0.2 2.9 3.2 1.09
AL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.74 9 2 5 0 0 0 15.2 20 13 10 0 5 5 0 0 2 64 45 1.596 11.5 0.0 2.9 2.9 1.00

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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
1917 23 SLB AL 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1918 24 CHC NL 9 17 16 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 .188 .250 .438 32 4 0 1 /1
1919 25 CHC NL 35 50 44 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 1 15 .182 .200 .205 .405 21 9 0 5 1
1920 26 CHC NL 35 48 44 5 7 1 0 1 4 1 0 3 10 .159 .213 .250 .463 31 11 0 1 1
1921 27 CHC NL 37 76 73 2 17 4 1 0 6 1 0 1 16 .233 .243 .315 .558 47 23 0 2 1
1922 28 CHC NL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 38 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 127 195 180 10 35 7 1 1 12 2 0 6 44 .194 .220 .261 .482 35 47 0 9
162 Game Avg. 162 249 230 13 45 9 1 1 15 3 8 56 .194 .220 .261 .482 35 60 0 11
CHC (5 yrs) 117 193 178 10 35 7 1 1 12 2 0 6 44 .197 .223 .264 .487 36 47 0 9
SLB (1 yr) 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 117 193 178 10 35 7 1 1 12 2 0 6 44 .197 .223 .264 .487 36 47 0 9
AL (1 yr) 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0

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
1917 SLB AL 23 P 9 15 3 11 1 0 .933 1.56 .947 1.83
1918 CHC NL 24 P 9 23 4 18 1 1 .957 2.44 .965 2.03
1919 CHC NL 25 P 35 65 9 53 3 3 .954 1.77 .960 1.89
1920 CHC NL 26 P 35 54 6 44 4 1 .926 1.43 .959 1.75
1921 CHC NL 27 P 37 75 9 65 1 1 .987 2.00 .952 1.52
1922 CHC NL 28 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30
6 Seasons P 126 232 31 191 10 6 .957 1.76 .957 1.74
6 Seasons TOT 126 232 31 191 10 6 .957 1.76 .914 1.74

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1921 NL--3.561--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1919 NL--35--9th

Saves s c a p y
1919 NL--2--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1921 NL--86--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1921 NL--12--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1921 NL--68--8th

Losses s c a p y
1920 NL--15--9th
1921 NL--15--8th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1921 NL--105--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1919 NL--6--6th
1920 NL--5--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1919 NL--16--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 8 (1321), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Gene Schott (987)
  2. Roy Evans (979)
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  5. Bill Parsons (970)
  6. Willie Ramsdell (969)
  7. Peaches Davis (968)
  8. Garland Buckeye (968)
  9. Jack Sutthoff (967)
  10. Silvio Martinez (967)
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  1. Slow Joe Doyle (991)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Gene Dale (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dan Griner (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Vern Ruhle (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July 14, 1917: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Chicago White Sox.

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Name and misspellings: Elwood Good Speed Martin

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