J.C. Martin was born on Sunday, December 13, 1936, in Axton, Virginia. Martin was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1959, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 J.C. Martin baseball stats page.
"I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I spent 13-14 years in the big leagues seeing the best players ever, guys like Bob Gibson, Willie Mays, Carl Yastrzemski. Players like that just aren’t around anymore. Baseball was better back then... they didn’t have the DH which has killed all the suspense in the American League, and the ballparks were fair. You didn’t have this emphasis on hitting home runs all the time. It was great." - J.C. Martin in the J.C. Martin Interview (Baseball Almanac, 2005)
J.C. Martin![]() J.C. Martin Autograph on a 1968 Donruss (#211) |
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J.C. MartinJ.C. 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 | ||
J.C. MartinJ.C. 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 |
| 1959 | 23 | White Sox | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 1960 | 24 | White Sox | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .150 |
| 1961 | 25 | White Sox | 110 | 274 | 26 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .230 | .290 | .336 |
| 1962 | 26 | White Sox | 18 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
| 1963 | 27 | White Sox | 105 | 259 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .205 | .278 | .313 |
| 1964 | 28 | White Sox | 122 | 294 | 23 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .197 | .241 | .279 |
| 1965 | 29 | White Sox | 119 | 230 | 21 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .261 | .333 | .339 |
| 1966 | 30 | White Sox | 67 | 157 | 13 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .255 | .316 | .363 |
| 1967 | 31 | White Sox | 101 | 252 | 22 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .234 | .317 | .337 |
| 1968 | 32 | Mets | 78 | 244 | 20 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .225 | .298 | .316 |
| 1969 | 33 | Mets | 66 | 177 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .209 | .257 | .316 |
| 1970 | 34 | Cubs | 40 | 77 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .156 | .333 | .208 |
| 1971 | 35 | Cubs | 47 | 125 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .264 | .336 | .352 |
| 1972 | 36 | Cubs | 25 | 50 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .240 | .304 | .300 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 908 | 2,189 | 189 | 487 | 82 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 230 | 201 | 53 | 299 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 36 | .222 | .291 | .315 | ||
J.C. MartinJ.C. 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 |
| 1959 White Sox | 3B | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 2.57 |
| 1960 White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1960 White Sox | 3B | 5 | 5 | 132 | 13 | 2.6 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.66 |
| 1961 White Sox | 1B | 60 | 34 | 1,041 | 347 | 5.8 | 343 | 314 | 29 | 4 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 8.90 |
| 1961 White Sox | 3B | 36 | 36 | 924 | 134 | 3.7 | 128 | 39 | 89 | 6 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.74 |
| 1962 White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1962 White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1962 White Sox | C | 6 | 5 | 111 | 18 | 3.0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.38 |
| 1963 White Sox | 1B | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.36 |
| 1963 White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1963 White Sox | C | 98 | 63 | 1,960 | 525 | 5.4 | 516 | 468 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 15 | .983 | 7.11 |
| 1964 White Sox | C | 120 | 72 | 2,254 | 581 | 4.8 | 573 | 530 | 43 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 17 | .986 | 6.86 |
| 1965 White Sox | 1B | 4 | 3 | 66 | 36 | 9.0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 14.73 |
| 1965 White Sox | 3B | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1965 White Sox | C | 112 | 41 | 1,623 | 396 | 3.5 | 389 | 348 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 12 | .982 | 6.47 |
| 1966 White Sox | C | 63 | 42 | 1,222 | 271 | 4.3 | 266 | 243 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 7 | .982 | 5.88 |
| 1967 White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1967 White Sox | C | 96 | 69 | 1,965 | 524 | 5.5 | 517 | 478 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 47 | 15 | .987 | 7.10 |
| 1968 Mets | 1B | 14 | 13 | 354 | 135 | 9.6 | 131 | 124 | 7 | 4 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 9.99 |
| 1968 Mets | C | 53 | 52 | 1,382 | 360 | 6.8 | 358 | 334 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 18 | .994 | 6.99 |
| 1969 Mets | 1B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1969 Mets | C | 48 | 44 | 1,153 | 285 | 5.9 | 284 | 275 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | .996 | 6.65 |
| 1970 Cubs | 1B | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 4.50 |
| 1970 Cubs | C | 36 | 26 | 730 | 181 | 5.0 | 178 | 163 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 9 | .983 | 6.58 |
| 1971 Cubs | C | 43 | 35 | 955 | 240 | 5.6 | 239 | 218 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 12 | .996 | 6.76 |
| 1971 Cubs | LF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1972 Cubs | C | 17 | 12 | 304 | 66 | 3.9 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .970 | 5.68 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 692 | 461 | 13,659 | 3,447 | 5.0 | 3,402 | 3,135 | 267 | 45 | 36 | 121 | 227 | 110 | .987 | 6.72 | |
| 1B Totals | 89 | 50 | 1,536 | 540 | 6.1 | 530 | 492 | 38 | 10 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 9.32 | |
| 3B Totals | 47 | 41 | 1,107 | 155 | 3.3 | 148 | 45 | 103 | 7 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.61 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 14 Years | 829 | 552 | 16,311 | 4,142 | 5.0 | 4,080 | 3,672 | 408 | 62 | 84 | 121 | 227 | 110 | .985 | 6.75 | |
J.C. MartinJ.C. 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 |
| 1959 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
| 1960 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1961 White Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 12 | 8 | n/a | 54.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
| 1962 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.7 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| 1963 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 51.8 | 7.4 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| 1964 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 73.5 | 9.8 | 13.4 | - | - | - |
| 1965 White Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 16 | 1 | n/a | 115.0 | 7.9 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
| 1966 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 78.5 | 6.5 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1967 White Sox | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 63.0 | 6.1 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
| 1968 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 81.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1969 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 44.3 | 5.5 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1970 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 77.0 | 7.0 | 19.3 | - | - | - |
| 1971 Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 62.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 9 | 8 | .529 | 122 | 11 | n/a | 68.4 | 7.3 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
J.C. MartinJ.C. Martin Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1959 Chicago White Sox | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Chicago White Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Chicago White Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Chicago White Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1965 Chicago White Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1966 Chicago White Sox | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1967 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1968 New York Mets | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1969 New York Mets | 9 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1970 Chicago Cubs | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1971 Chicago Cubs | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1972 Chicago Cubs | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
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