John Martin was born on Wednesday, April 11, 1956, in Wyandotte, Michigan. Martin was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 27, 1980, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 John Martin baseball stats page.
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John Martin![]() John Martin Autograph on a 1982 Fleer (#121) |
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John MartinJohn 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 |
| 1980 | 24 | Cardinals | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 169 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1981 | 25 | Cardinals | 17 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 102.2 | 407 | 85 | 39 | 43 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1982 | 26 | Cardinals | 24 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 276 | 56 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1983 | 27 | Cardinals | 26 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 284 | 60 | 26 | 31 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1983 | 27 | Tigers | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.1 | 56 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 4 Years | 91 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 3.94 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 290.1 | 1,192 | 255 | 127 | 138 | 25 | 95 | 9 | 120 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | ||
John MartinJohn 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 |
| 1980 | 24 | Cardinals | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .308 | .273 |
| 1981 | 25 | Cardinals | 18 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .257 | .333 |
| 1982 | 26 | Cardinals | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .091 |
| 1983 | 27 | Cardinals | 26 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .278 |
| 1983 | 27 | Tigers | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 92 | 73 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .244 | .274 | ||
John MartinJohn 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 |
| 1980 Cardinals | P | 9 | 5 | 126 | 5 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.07 |
| 1981 Cardinals | P | 17 | 15 | 308 | 23 | 1.4 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.02 |
| 1982 Cardinals | P | 24 | 7 | 198 | 11 | 0.5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.36 |
| 1983 Cardinals | P | 26 | 5 | 199 | 18 | 0.7 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.31 |
| 1983 Tigers | P | 15 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 91 | 32 | 871 | 59 | 0.6 | 57 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.77 | |
| 4 Years | 91 | 32 | 871 | 59 | 0.6 | 57 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.77 | |
John MartinJohn 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 |
| 1980 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 2.56 | 4.93 | 1.93 |
| 1981 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 1.38 | 3.16 | 2.28 |
| 1982 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.70 | 2.86 | 4.09 |
| 1983 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 1.12 | 3.93 | 3.53 |
| 1983 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.75 | 7.43 | 2.70 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 1.26 | 3.72 | 2.94 |
John MartinJohn Martin Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1980 St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
| 1981 St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1983 Detroit Tigers | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
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