Buck Martinez Stats

Buck Martinez was born on Sunday, November 7, 1948, in Redding, California. Martinez was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 18, 1969, with the Kansas City Royals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Buck Martinez baseball stats page.

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Buck Martinez

Buck Martinez Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#733)

Buck Martinez Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#733)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Albert Martinez
Nickname:   Buck
Born On:   11-07-1948
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Redding, California
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Sacramento State
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   06-18-1969 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-03-1986
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Buck Martinez

Buck Martinez Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1979 Brewers 1 0 1 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 0 1.0 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 0 1.0 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Buck Martinez

Buck Martinez Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1969 Royals 72 205 14 47 6 1 4 0 23 8 2 25 1 0 0 4 .229 .258 .327
1970 Royals 6 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .111 .273 .111
1971 Royals 22 46 3 7 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 9 1 1 0 1 .152 .231 .196
1973 Royals 14 32 2 8 1 0 1 0 6 4 0 5 1 0 0 2 .250 .333 .375
1974 Royals 43 107 10 23 3 1 1 0 8 14 0 19 0 0 2 1 .215 .317 .290
1975 Royals 80 226 15 51 9 2 3 0 23 21 0 28 6 1 1 4 .226 .293 .323
1976 Royals 95 267 24 61 13 3 5 0 34 16 1 45 9 3 0 2 .228 .269 .356
1977 Royals 29 80 3 18 4 0 1 0 9 3 0 12 2 0 0 1 .225 .253 .313
1978 Brewers 89 256 26 56 10 1 1 0 20 14 1 42 12 4 0 4 .219 .255 .277
1979 Brewers 69 196 17 53 8 0 4 0 26 8 0 25 8 2 0 3 .270 .296 .372
1980 Brewers 76 219 16 49 9 0 3 0 17 12 0 33 5 1 1 3 .224 .266 .306
1981 Blue Jays 45 128 13 29 8 1 4 0 21 11 0 16 3 3 1 6 .227 .287 .398
1982 Blue Jays 96 260 26 63 17 0 10 0 37 24 1 34 2 5 0 10 .242 .301 .423
1983 Blue Jays 88 221 27 56 14 0 10 1 33 29 0 39 1 2 0 7 .253 .337 .452
1984 Blue Jays 102 232 24 51 13 1 5 0 37 29 0 49 1 9 2 2 .220 .301 .349
1985 Blue Jays 42 99 11 16 3 0 4 0 14 10 0 12 0 3 1 3 .162 .239 .313
1986 Blue Jays 81 160 13 29 8 0 2 0 12 20 0 25 4 1 0 5 .181 .271 .269
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
17 Years 1,049 2,743 245 618 128 10 58 1 321 230 5 419 56 35 8 59 .225 .284 .343
Buck Martinez

Buck Martinez Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1969 Royals C 55 - - 324 5.9 315 290 25 9 7 6 - - .972 0.00 -
1969 Royals RF 1 - - 3 3.0 3 2 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1970 Royals C 5 - - 24 4.8 23 20 3 1 0 0 - - .958 0.00 -
1971 Royals C 21 - - 93 4.4 90 84 6 3 0 2 - - .968 0.00 -
1973 Royals C 14 - - 58 4.1 56 52 4 2 1 0 - - .966 0.00 -
1974 Royals C 38 - - 171 4.5 167 151 16 4 1 6 - - .977 0.00 -
1975 Royals C 79 - - 408 5.2 400 361 39 8 4 9 - - .980 0.00 -
1976 Royals C 94 - - 464 4.9 460 420 40 4 4 5 - - .991 0.00 -
1977 Royals C 28 - - 142 5.1 141 133 8 1 0 2 - - .993 0.00 -
1978 Brewers C 89 - - 367 4.1 359 327 32 8 7 2 - - .978 0.00 -
1979 Brewers C 68 - - 245 3.6 237 198 39 8 2 4 - - .967 0.00 -
1979 Brewers P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1980 Brewers C 76 - - 331 4.4 326 293 33 5 3 2 - - .985 0.00 -
1981 Blue Jays C 45 - - 216 4.8 214 192 22 2 3 1 - - .991 0.00 -
1982 Blue Jays C 93 - - 422 4.5 417 382 35 5 8 2 - - .988 0.00 -
1983 Blue Jays C 85 - - 360 4.2 356 331 25 4 3 1 - - .989 0.00 -
1984 Blue Jays C 98 - - 396 4.0 394 360 34 2 5 3 - - .995 0.00 -
1985 Blue Jays C 42 - - 173 4.1 171 155 16 2 5 1 - - .988 0.00 -
1986 Blue Jays C 78 - - 310 4.0 308 289 19 2 6 3 - - .994 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 1,008 0 0 4,504 4.5 4,434 4,038 396 70 59 49 n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 3 3.0 3 2 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
P Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
17 Years 1,012 0 3 4,507 4.5 4,437 4,040 397 70 60 49 n/a n/a .984 39,933.00 --
Buck Martinez

Buck Martinez Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1969 Royals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 51.3 8.2 8.9 - - -
1970 Royals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 - - -
1971 Royals 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.1 46.0 - - -
1973 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 32.0 6.4 5.3 - - -
1974 Royals 0 1 .000 - - 0 107.0 5.6 13.4 - - -
1975 Royals 1 0 1.000 - - 0 75.3 8.1 9.8 - - -
1976 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 53.4 5.9 7.9 - - -
1977 Royals 0 1 .000 - - 0 80.0 6.7 8.9 - - -
1978 Brewers 1 1 .500 - - 0 256.0 6.1 12.8 - - -
1979 Brewers 0 1 .000 - - 0 49.0 7.8 7.5 0.00 0.00 9.00
1980 Brewers 1 0 1.000 - - 0 73.0 6.6 12.9 - - -
1981 Blue Jays 1 0 1.000 - - 0 32.0 8.0 6.1 - - -
1982 Blue Jays 1 1 .500 - - 0 26.0 7.6 7.0 - - -
1983 Blue Jays 0 1 .000 - - 0 22.1 5.7 6.7 - - -
1984 Blue Jays 0 3 .000 - - 1 46.4 4.7 6.3 - - -
1985 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 - - 0 24.8 8.3 7.1 - - -
1986 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 - - 1 80.0 6.4 13.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
17 Years 5 10 .333 - - 2 47.3 6.5 8.5 0.00 0.00 9.00
Buck Martinez

Buck Martinez Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1969 Kansas City Royals 21 Undetermined - -
1970 Kansas City Royals 6 Undetermined - -
1971 Kansas City Royals 6 Undetermined - -
1973 Kansas City Royals 42 Undetermined - -
1974 Kansas City Royals 21 Undetermined - -
1975 Kansas City Royals 21 Undetermined - -
1976 Kansas City Royals 21 Undetermined - -
1977 Kansas City Royals 21 Undetermined - -
1978 Milwaukee Brewers 21 Undetermined - -
1979 Milwaukee Brewers 21 Undetermined - -
1980 Milwaukee Brewers 21 Undetermined - -
1981 Toronto Blue Jays 13 Undetermined - -
1982 Toronto Blue Jays 13 Undetermined - -
1983 Toronto Blue Jays 13 Undetermined - -
1984 Toronto Blue Jays 13 Undetermined - -
1985 Toronto Blue Jays 13 $356,300.00 - -
1986 Toronto Blue Jays 13 $347,096.00 - -


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