John Martin Stats

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.

Baseball Almanac Top Quote

"Do you have a favorite quote from or about this particular Major League Baseball player that you would like to see here? If so, please send it to us, and we'll update this page immediately." - Baseball Almanac

John Martin

John Martin Autograph on a 1982 Fleer (#121)

John Martin Autograph on a 1982 Fleer (#121)

CareerCollegeAll-StarWild CardDivisionLCSWorld SeriesManagerTradesAwardsVideosCardsmlb   espn   envelope
Birth Name:   John Robert Martin
Nickname:   None
Born On:   04-11-1956  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Wyandotte, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Theodore Roosevelt High School (Wyandotte, MI)
College:   Eastern Michigan University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   08-27-1980 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-02-1983
Draft:   1978 : 27th Round (637th)

John Martin

John Martin Pitching Stats

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 -
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 Martin

John Martin Hitting Stats

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
4 Years 92 73 4 15 3 1 0 0 13 4 0 22 11 1 0 0 .205 .244 .274

John Martin

John Martin Fielding Stats

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
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 Martin

John Martin Miscellaneous Stats

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
4 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0.0 3.3 5.6 1.26 3.72 2.94

John Martin

John Martin Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

search this site site glossary Print Friendly and PDF

baseball almanac flat baseball

baseball almanac fast facts

Did you know that you can compare John Martin to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1980 National League season?

You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found on any other website.

If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.