John Martin
[edit] Biography
Born on April 11, 1956 in Wyandotte, Michigan, John Martin (John Robert Martin) played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 4 year career. Martin broke into the bigs on August 27, 1980 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.42 ERA in 102.2 innings pitched in 1981, his rookie year.
Most people believe that John Martin's best season was 1981, when he posted a 3.42 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 4.29
| 23
| 20
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 39
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 17
| 15
| 8
| 5
| 3.42
| 36
| 43
| 39
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 102.2
| 85
| 10
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 24
| 7
| 4
| 5
| 4.23
| 21
| 33
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 56
| 6
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 26
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 3.53
| 29
| 31
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 66.1
| 60
| 6
| 26
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.43
| 11
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13.1
| 15
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 41
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 4.18
| 40
| 42
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 79.2
| 75
| 8
| 30
| 5
| 3
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 76
| 32
| 17
| 14
| 3.77
| 109
| 127
| 116
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 277
| 240
| 23
| 91
| 8
| 5
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.43
| 11
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13.1
| 15
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 91
| 32
| 17
| 14
| 3.94
| 120
| 138
| 127
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 290.1
| 255
| 25
| 95
| 9
| 5
| 4
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1980
| STL
| N
| P
| 9
| 5
| 42
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| P
| 17
| 15
| 102.2
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 8
| 6
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| P
| 24
| 7
| 66
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 4
| .909
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| P
| 26
| 5
| 66.1
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .944
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 13.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| P
| 41
| 5
| 79.2
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 91
| 32
| 290.1
| 8
| 49
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 19
| 12
| .966
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .308
| .273
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 18
| 33
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 8
| .212
| .257
| .333
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 24
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .167
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 26
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .222
| .222
| .278
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 41
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .222
| .222
| .278
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 77
| 73
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 13
| .205
| .244
| .274
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 92
| 73
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 13
| .205
| .244
| .274
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 27th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1978).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Al Greene to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jim Lentine (June 2, 1980).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Detroit Tigers (August 4, 1983).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (January 14, 1985).
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