Buck Martinez

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: November 7, 1948 in Redding, CA us

High School: Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA)

Schools: California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA), Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

Last Game: October 3, 1986 (Age 37-330d)
vs. MIL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: John Albert Martinez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

2743

618

.225

245

RBI

321

OBP

.284

SLG

.343

OPS

.627

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1967	18	-2.1	Eugene	NORW	A-	PHI	77	300	269	53	96	16	4	2	46	4	4	25	33	.357	.412	.468	.881	126		1	4	1
1968	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	PHI	44	151	138	16	42	16	1	1	25	0	1	11	13	.304	.353	.457	.810	63		0	1	1
1968	19	-3.5	Tidewater	CARL	A	PHI	36	119	110	10	31	12	1	1	14	0	0	7	12	.282	.322	.436	.758	48		0	1	1
1968	19	-2.0	Spartanburg	WCRS	A	PHI	8	32	28	6	11	4	0	0	11	0	1	4	1	.393	.469	.536	1.005	15		0	0	0
1969	20	-7.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	72	214	205	14	47	6	1	4	23	0	0	8	25	.229	.258	.327	.585	67	4	0	1	0	2
1969	20	-1.3	Royals	FLIS	WRk	KCR	5	24	20	6	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	4	4	.300	.417	.450	.867	9		0	0	0
1970	21	-6.6	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	6	11	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.111	.273	.111	.384	1	1	0	0	0	0
1971	22	-3.3	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	75	315	269	34	77	23	1	5	39	0	0	35	40	.286	.372	.435	.807	117		4	3	4
1971	22	-5.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	22	53	46	3	7	2	0	0	1	0	1	5	9	.152	.231	.196	.427	9	1	0	1	1	0
1972	23	-1.9	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	67	232	195	23	34	9	0	4	12	0	1	35	34	.174	.299	.282	.581	55		0	1	1
1973	24	-0.9	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	82	294	254	24	69	13	0	5	38	0	3	29	22	.272	.345	.382	.727	97		1	7	3
1973	24	-4.0	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	14	37	32	2	8	1	0	1	6	0	0	4	5	.250	.333	.375	.708	12	2	0	1	0	0
1974	25	-2.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	43	123	107	10	23	3	1	1	8	0	1	14	19	.215	.317	.290	.607	31	1	2	0	0	0
1975	26	-1.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	80	255	226	15	51	9	2	3	23	1	0	21	28	.226	.293	.323	.616	73	4	1	6	1	0
1976	27	-0.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	95	295	267	24	61	13	3	5	34	0	0	16	45	.229	.269	.356	.625	95	2	0	9	3	1
1977	28	0.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	29	85	80	3	18	4	0	1	9	0	1	3	12	.225	.253	.313	.566	25	1	0	2	0	0
1978	29	1.5	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	89	286	256	26	56	10	1	1	20	1	1	14	42	.219	.256	.277	.533	71	4	0	12	4	1
1979	30	2.2	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	69	214	196	17	53	8	0	4	26	0	1	8	25	.270	.296	.372	.669	73	3	0	8	2	0
1980	31	3.0	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	76	238	219	16	49	9	0	3	17	1	0	12	33	.224	.266	.306	.572	67	3	1	5	1	0
1981	32	3.3	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	45	146	128	13	29	8	1	4	21	1	0	11	16	.227	.287	.398	.685	51	6	1	3	3	0
1982	33	4.2	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	96	291	260	26	63	17	0	10	37	1	1	24	34	.242	.301	.423	.724	110	10	0	2	5	1
1983	34	5.2	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	88	253	221	27	56	14	0	10	33	0	1	29	39	.253	.337	.453	.790	100	7	0	1	2	0
1984	35	6.3	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	102	273	232	24	51	13	1	5	37	0	3	29	49	.220	.302	.349	.651	81	2	2	1	9	0
1985	36	7.1	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	42	113	99	11	16	3	0	4	14	0	0	10	12	.162	.239	.313	.552	31	3	1	0	3	0
1986	37	8.2	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	81	185	160	13	29	8	0	2	12	0	0	20	25	.181	.271	.269	.540	43	5	0	4	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		1049	3072	2743	245	618	128	10	58	321	5	10	230	419	.225	.284	.343	.627	940	59	8	56	35	5
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		345	1292	1125	150	318	77	6	17	160	4	9	135	142	.283	.360	.407	.767	458		6	16	10
Other (1 season)					Other		5	24	20	6	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	4	4	.300	.417	.450	.867	9		0	0	0
All Levels (20 Seasons)							1399	4388	3888	401	942	205	16	76	485	9	19	369	565	.242	.307	.362	.669	1407	59	14	72	45	5

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		224	841	718	81	180	45	1	14	89	0	4	99	96	.251	.342	.375	.717	269		5	11	8
A (1 season)					Minors		44	151	138	16	42	16	1	1	25	0	1	11	13	.304	.353	.457	.810	63		0	1	1
A- (1 season)					Minors		77	300	269	53	96	16	4	2	46	4	4	25	33	.357	.412	.468	.881	126		1	4	1