J.C. Martin Stats

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.

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"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)

J.C. Martin Autograph on a 1968 Donruss (#211)

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Birth Name:   Joseph Clifton Martin
Nickname:   J.C.
Born On:   12-13-1936  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Axton, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Ridgeway High School (Ridgeway, VA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   09-10-1959 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-12-1972
Draft:   Not Applicable

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J.C. Martin Pitching Stats

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J.C. Martin Hitting Stats

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
14 Years 908 2,189 189 487 82 12 32 0 230 201 53 299 22 17 17 36 .222 .291 .315

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J.C. Martin Fielding Stats

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
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

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J.C. Martin Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
14 Years 9 8 .529 122 11 n/a 68.4 7.3 9.5 - - -

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J.C. Martin Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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