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Buck Martinez
John Albert Martinez

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut June 18, 1969
Final Game October 3, 1986
Born November 7, 1948 in Redding, CA (age 75)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 20 KCA AL   75  223   34   66   6   2   8   32   0   0    8   21  .296  .316  .448  .765   115   100   0   3   0   0   6  
 1970           [Did not play]
 1971           [Did not play]
 1972           [Did not play]
 1973 24 KCA AL   17   30    0    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    9  .167  .257  .167  .424    59     5   0   1   0   0   1  
 1974 25 KCA AL   50  104   12   25   1   4   0   10   0   0   24   16  .240  .410  .327  .737   106    34   0   0   0   6   3  
 1975 26 KCA AL   16   40    3    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    6  .175  .233  .200  .433    59     8   3   0   0   0   0  
         MLA AL   41  130    8   23   5   0   4   16   0   0    9   15  .177  .236  .308  .543    75    40   5   0   0   1   2  
         TOT      57  170   11   30   6   0   4   17   0   1   12   21  .176  .235  .282  .517          48   8   0   0   1   2 
 1976 27 MLA AL   79  225   27   55  11   1   5   24   0   0   10   33  .244  .275  .369  .644    91    83   6   1   0   0   1  
 1977 28 MLA AL   16   31    1    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    4  .161  .152  .194  .345    45     6   2   2   0   0   1  
 1978 29 LAN NL  114  253   19   44   5   2   3   23   0   1    8   53  .174  .198  .245  .444    65    62  11   1   0   0   5  
 1979 30 LAN NL  103  201   21   59   9   0   5   30   0   0    8   18  .294  .321  .413  .734   104    83   8   0   0   0   3  
 1980 31 LAN NL   56  104    7   24   3   0   1   11   0   0    5   14  .231  .266  .288  .555    78    30   5   0   0   0   1  
 1981 32 TOA AL   88  182   12   35  11   3   3   18   0   0   20   28  .192  .275  .335  .610    86    61   2   1   2   1   1  
 1982 33 TOA AL   92  261   40   74  19   1  16   49   1   0   18   28  .284  .327  .548  .875   119   143   2   2   0   0   6  
 1983 34 TOA AL   77  213   24   47   7   0   7   20   0   1   30   55  .221  .316  .352  .668    90    75  10   1   2   0   2  
 1984 35 TOA AL   79  232   26   48  10   2   7   26   0   0   30   62  .207  .305  .358  .662    90    83   1   1   0   3   2  
 1985 36 SLN NL   27   46    5    9   0   0   3    9   0   0    3   19  .196  .260  .391  .651    95    18   0   0   0   1   2  
 1986 37 CHA AL   60  168   10   32   8   0   2   12   0   0   16   27  .190  .261  .274  .535    73    46   2   0   0   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons      990 2443  249  558  97  15  64  288   1   3  196  408  .228  .288  .359  .647         877  57  13   4  12  41
 Per 600 PA           539   55  123  21   3  14   64   0   1   43   90                                 193  13   3   1   3   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With TOA      336  888  102  204  47   6  33  113   1   1   98  173  .230  .308  .408  .715         362  15   5   4   4  11
   With LAN      273  558   47  127  17   2   9   64   0   1   21   85  .228  .255  .314  .569         175  24   1   0   0   9
   With KCA      158  397   49  103   8   6   8   46   0   1   39   52  .259  .332  .370  .702         147   3   4   0   6  10
   With MLA      136  386   36   83  17   1   9   44   0   0   19   52  .215  .252  .334  .586         129  13   3   0   1   4
   With CHA       60  168   10   32   8   0   2   12   0   0   16   27  .190  .261  .274  .535          46   2   0   0   0   5
   With SLN       27   46    5    9   0   0   3    9   0   0    3   19  .196  .260  .391  .651          18   0   0   0   1   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1049 2743  245  618 128  10  58  321   5  10  230  419  .225  .284  .343  .627         940  56  35   5   8  59
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1969 20 KCA AL  49   30   4.9  28  12   0  .429   5   26   17  .654    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e16  180   
 1970           [Did not play]
 1971           [Did not play]
 1972           [Did not play]
 1973 24 KCA AL  65    1   1.5   2   1   0  .500   1    5    3  .600    4    2  .667  C    4(+2)e16 -285   
 1974 25 KCA AL  91   16   5.3   7   0   0  .000   7   11    6  .545   22   10  .688  C    4(+2)e10  131   
 1975 26 KCA AL  35    2   1.5   1   1   0 1.000   1    7    7 1.000    4    3  .571  C    4(+2)e8  -184   
         MLA AL  14    9   2.3   0   0   0  .000   3   12    9  .750   31   16  .660  C    4(+2)e8   -73   
         TOT                     1   1   0 1.000   4   19   16  .842   35   19  .648
 1976 27 MLA AL  44   23   3.6   0   0   0  .000   1   29   25  .862   42   25  .627  C    3(0)e3     19   
 1977 28 MLA AL  90    0    .8   7   3   0  .429   0    5    4  .800    1    3  .250  C    2(-1)e4  -220   
 1978 29 LAN NL  11   11   1.4   0   0   0  .000   4   35   27  .771   70   28  .714  C    2(-1)e10  -89   
 1979 30 LAN NL  51   26   4.6   5   1   0  .200   3   21   21 1.000   23   12  .657  C    2(-1)e6    65   
 1980 31 LAN NL  72    8   2.6   2   1   0  .500   1   21   13  .619   12    7  .632  C    2(-1)e10  -18   
 1981 32 TOA AL  54   18   3.2   4   0   0  .000   5   42   34  .810   21   17  .553  C    2(-1)e4   -75   
 1982 33 TOA AL  54   45   6.3   2   1   0  .500   3   34   29  .853   25    8  .758  C    2(-3)e2   151   
 1983 34 TOA AL  57   25   3.8   3   0   0  .000   3   36   29  .806   13   13  .500  C    2(-2)e2  -122   
 1984 35 TOA AL   9   27   3.9   2   0   0  .000   2   40   29  .725   17   12  .586  C    2(-2)e1    12   
 1985 36 SLN NL  10    4   2.9   4   1   0  .250   2    9    7  .778   12    5  .706  C    2(-1)e2    99   
 1986 37 CHA AL  85   11   2.2   1   0   0  .000   1   23   19  .826   35   17  .673  C    3(-1)e2    -5   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 15 Seasons          263   3.6  68  21   0  .309  42  356  279  .784  332  178  .651                   7   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1969 20 KCA AL  CF    34    77     6    4    0   .954    29   266.0   2.81
                 RF    21    32     0    1    0   .970    15   143.0   2.01
 1970           [Did not play]
 1971           [Did not play]
 1972           [Did not play]
 1973 24 KCA AL  C     16    38     3    1    1   .976     9    79.0   4.67
 1974 25 KCA AL  C     41   153    11    7    1   .959    32   268.0   5.51
 1975 26 KCA AL  C     16    60     6    1    0   .985    11   104.0   5.71
         MLA AL  C     41   182    28    3    3   .986    37   339.1   5.57
 1976 27 MLA AL  C     78   313    36    1    4   .997    69   602.2   5.21
 1977 28 MLA AL  C     12    43     6    0    1  1.000     8    71.0   6.21
 1978 29 LAN NL  C    114   432    43    4    3   .992    77   712.2   6.00
 1979 30 LAN NL  C    102   340    19    3    3   .992    48   514.0   6.29
 1980 31 LAN NL  C     55   196    14    1    1   .995    24   292.2   6.46
 1981 32 TOA AL  C     86   330    29    5    3   .986    60   559.2   5.77
 1982 33 TOA AL  C     91   442    20    3    1   .994    70   659.1   6.31
 1983 34 TOA AL  C     75   349    32    3    3   .992    64   564.0   6.08
 1984 35 TOA AL  C     77   435    27    2    2   .996    69   616.1   6.75
 1985 36 SLN NL  C     23    62     9    2    0   .973     9    98.0   6.52
 1986 37 CHA AL  C     60   361    24    1    2   .997    51   460.1   7.53
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    887  3736   307   37   28   .991   638  5941.0   6.12
                 CF    34    77     6    4    0   .954    29   266.0   2.81
                 RF    21    32     0    1    0   .970    15   143.0   2.01
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1969  KCA   44-118  Mike Rodriguez
 1973  KCA   88-74   Mike Rodriguez
 1974  KCA   84-78   Mike Rodriguez
 1975  KCA   97-65   Mike Rodriguez, Gary Dewing
 1975  MLA   52-110  Dave Jackson
 1976  MLA   61-101  Dave Jackson, Paul Weinberg
 1977  MLA   72-90   Paul Weinberg
 1978  LAN   73-89   Billy Vanson
 1979  LAN   82-80   Billy Vanson
 1980  LAN   94-68   Billy Vanson
 1981  TOA   66-96   Alan Boodman
 1982  TOA   88-74   Alan Boodman
 1983  TOA   93-69   Alan Boodman
 1984  TOA   93-69   Alan Boodman
 1985  SLN   84-78   Mike Rescigno
 1986  CHA   63-99   Ben Lea

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