Bob Martyn
Robert Gordon Martyn
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 176 lb.

Born: August 15, 1930 in Weiser, ID
School: Linfield College
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1957
Final Game: April 10, 1959
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 KCA AL 26 OF 49 33 319.0 82 77 3 2 0 .976 0.8 3.0 -0.2 -1.9 1.8 1 2.26 1.63 .980 2.24 1.97
1957 KCA AL 26 RF 32 26 239.0 53 49 2 2 0 .962 -0.9 -4.5 -0.9 -1.9 1.0 0 1.92 1.59 .975 1.93 1.68
1957 KCA AL 26 LF 14 3 47.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 2.0 51.1 1.0 0.3 0.8 1 2.68 1.00 .979 2.11 1.70
1957 KCA AL 26 CF 4 4 33.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -10.9 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 2.73 2.50 .980 2.73 2.40
1958 KCA AL 27 OF 63 52 453.0 120 112 4 4 2 .967 4.2 11.1 5.2 -0.4 5.6 -1 2.30 1.84 .982 2.27 1.94
1958 KCA AL 27 RF 50 46 367.0 78 72 3 3 1 .962 1.4 4.6 1.4 -1.8 3.2 0 1.84 1.50 .981 1.99 1.69
1958 KCA AL 27 LF 24 6 85.0 36 34 1 1 1 .972 2.8 39.5 3.8 1.4 2.4 -1 3.71 1.46 .978 2.09 1.62
1958 KCA AL 27 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
2 Seasons OF 112 85 772.0 202 189 7 6 2 .970 5.0 7.8 5.0 -2.3 7.4 0 2.28 1.75 .982 2.26 1.95
2 Seasons RF 82 72 606.0 131 121 5 5 1 .962 0.5 1.0 0.5 -3.7 4.2 0 1.87 1.54 .979 1.97 1.69
2 Seasons LF 38 9 132.0 50 47 2 1 1 .980 4.8 43.6 4.8 1.7 3.2 0 3.34 1.29 .978 2.09 1.65
2 Seasons CF 5 4 34.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -10.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 2.65 2.00 .980 2.73 2.38
3 Seasons TOT 112 85 772.0 202 189 7 6 2 .970 5.0 7.8 5.0 -2.3 7.4 0 2.28 1.75 .952 2.26 1.95

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
1957 KCA AL 26 58 33 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 32 49 6 0
1958 KCA AL 27 95 52 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1 50 63 37 1
1959 KCA AL 28 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 Seasons 154 85 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 5 82 112 44 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 -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 KCA AL 26 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 11 6 1 5 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 25 11 44.0% 13 1 4.0% 1 997 62% 82% 31% 95 49%
1958 KCA AL 27 3 0 3 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 10 5 0 9 1 1 5 2 0 4 3 0 6 4 0 34 15 44.1% 18 1 2.9% 2 1498 61% 80% 29% 134 55%
2 Seasons 4 0 3 1 2 5 0 1 1 1 21 11 1 14 2 1 9 3 0 4 3 0 11 7 0 59 26 44.1% 31 2 3.4% 3 2495 61% 81% 30% 229 53%
MLB Averages 42.1% 3.1% 62% 78% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 KCA AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 9 7 77.8% 2 0 0.0% 1 194 55% 82% 29% 26 54%
1958 KCA AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 10 5 50.0% 4 1 10.0% 0 365 58% 78% 29% 54 63%
2 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 6 0 5 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 19 12 63.2% 6 1 5.3% 1 559 57% 80% 29% 80 60%
MLB Averages 56.3% 2.4% 62% 78% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 KCA AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 144 60% 88% 30% 16 63%
1958 KCA AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 100% 100% 0
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 147 59% 88% 31% 16 63%
MLB Averages 42.4% 2.1% 62% 78% 29% 57%

* 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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