Billy Martin was born on Wednesday, May 16, 1928, in Berkeley, California. Martin was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1950, with the New York Yankees. 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 Billy Martin baseball stats page.
"Now you take Ernie Lombardi who's a big man and has a big nose and you take (Billy) Martin who's a little man and has a bigger nose. How do you figure it?" - Casey Stengel [Billy Martin Quotes]
Billy Martin![]() Billy Martin Autograph on a 1983 Topps Baseball Card (#156 | Checklist) |
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Billy MartinBilly Martin Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Billy MartinBilly Martin Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1950 | 22 | Yankees | 34 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .361 |
| 1951 | 23 | Yankees | 51 | 58 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .259 | .328 | .345 |
| 1952 | 24 | Yankees | 109 | 363 | 32 | 97 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .267 | .323 | .344 |
| 1953 | 25 | Yankees | 149 | 587 | 72 | 151 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 75 | 43 | 3 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 19 | .257 | .314 | .395 |
| 1955 | 27 | Yankees | 20 | 70 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .354 | .371 |
| 1956 | 28 | Yankees | 121 | 458 | 76 | 121 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 30 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .264 | .310 | .397 |
| 1957 | 29 | Yankees | 43 | 145 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .241 | .257 | .324 |
| 1957 | 29 | Athletics | 73 | 265 | 33 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .257 | .295 | .415 |
| 1958 | 30 | Tigers | 131 | 498 | 56 | 127 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 16 | .255 | .279 | .339 |
| 1959 | 31 | Indians | 73 | 242 | 37 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .260 | .290 | .401 |
| 1960 | 32 | Reds | 103 | 317 | 34 | 78 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .246 | .304 | .334 |
| 1961 | 33 | Braves | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1961 | 33 | Twins | 108 | 374 | 44 | 92 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .246 | .275 | .361 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 1,021 | 3,419 | 425 | 877 | 137 | 28 | 64 | 0 | 333 | 188 | 17 | 355 | 55 | 23 | 32 | 96 | .257 | .300 | .369 | ||
Billy MartinBilly Martin Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1950 Yankees | 2B | 22 | 3 | 225 | 41 | 1.9 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 4.80 |
| 1950 Yankees | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1951 Yankees | 2B | 23 | 8 | 291 | 86 | 3.7 | 85 | 36 | 49 | 1 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 7.89 |
| 1951 Yankees | 3B | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 4.50 |
| 1951 Yankees | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1951 Yankees | SS | 6 | 2 | 84 | 19 | 3.2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 5.46 |
| 1952 Yankees | 2B | 107 | 102 | 2,700 | 576 | 5.4 | 567 | 244 | 323 | 9 | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.67 |
| 1953 Yankees | 2B | 146 | 144 | 3,657 | 778 | 5.3 | 766 | 376 | 390 | 12 | 121 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 5.66 |
| 1953 Yankees | SS | 18 | 2 | 207 | 34 | 1.9 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 4.17 |
| 1955 Yankees | 2B | 17 | 17 | 441 | 88 | 5.2 | 86 | 42 | 44 | 2 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 5.27 |
| 1955 Yankees | SS | 3 | 3 | 81 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 3.33 |
| 1956 Yankees | 2B | 105 | 101 | 2,628 | 511 | 4.9 | 501 | 241 | 260 | 10 | 84 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 5.15 |
| 1956 Yankees | 3B | 16 | 11 | 306 | 45 | 2.8 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 3.53 |
| 1957 Yankees | 2B | 26 | 25 | 645 | 132 | 5.1 | 125 | 58 | 67 | 7 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 5.23 |
| 1957 Yankees | 3B | 13 | 12 | 288 | 37 | 2.8 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 3.38 |
| 1957 Athletics | 2B | 52 | 48 | 1,251 | 235 | 4.5 | 232 | 121 | 111 | 3 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 5.01 |
| 1957 Athletics | 3B | 20 | 19 | 492 | 55 | 2.8 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.91 |
| 1957 Athletics | SS | 2 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
| 1958 Tigers | 3B | 41 | 39 | 1,026 | 109 | 2.7 | 106 | 47 | 59 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.79 |
| 1958 Tigers | SS | 88 | 88 | 2,271 | 405 | 4.6 | 388 | 159 | 229 | 17 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 4.61 |
| 1959 Indians | 2B | 67 | 65 | 1,695 | 297 | 4.4 | 296 | 147 | 149 | 1 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 4.72 |
| 1959 Indians | 3B | 4 | 1 | 66 | 8 | 2.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.86 |
| 1960 Reds | 2B | 97 | 88 | 2,298 | 446 | 4.6 | 435 | 228 | 207 | 11 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 5.11 |
| 1961 Twins | 2B | 105 | 91 | 2,430 | 458 | 4.4 | 441 | 217 | 224 | 17 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 4.90 |
| 1961 Twins | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 767 | 692 | 18,261 | 3,648 | 4.8 | 3,574 | 1,734 | 1,840 | 74 | 532 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 5.28 | |
| SS Totals | 118 | 96 | 2,682 | 475 | 4.0 | 453 | 184 | 269 | 22 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 4.56 | |
| 3B Totals | 97 | 83 | 2,211 | 260 | 2.7 | 247 | 104 | 143 | 13 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 3.02 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 11 Years | 983 | 871 | 23,157 | 4,383 | 4.5 | 4,274 | 2,022 | 2,252 | 109 | 613 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 4.98 | |
Billy MartinBilly Martin Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1950 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 7 | n/a | 36.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 13 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.4 | 29.0 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Yankees | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 121.0 | 11.7 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Yankees | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 39.1 | 10.5 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Yankees | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 70.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Yankees | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2 | 6 | n/a | 50.9 | 8.2 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 145.0 | 10.4 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Athletics | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 29.4 | 13.3 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Tigers | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 71.1 | 8.0 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 26.9 | 13.4 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 4 | n/a | 105.7 | 9.3 | 19.8 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Twins | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 62.3 | 8.9 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 34 | 29 | .540 | 43 | 36 | n/a | 53.4 | 9.6 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
Billy MartinBilly Martin Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1950 New York Yankees | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 New York Yankees | 1 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1952 New York Yankees | 1 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1953 New York Yankees | 1 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1955 New York Yankees | 1 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1956 New York Yankees | 1 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
| 1957 New York Yankees | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Kansas City Athletics | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Detroit Tigers | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Cleveland Indians | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Cincinnati Reds | 12, 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Milwaukee Braves | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Minnesota Twins | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
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