Buck Martinez stats

Last played for the Toronto Blue Jays, 1986

Catcher

Age 78 · 5' 10"

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Buck Martinez played 17 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1986.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,049
AB
2,743
R
245
H
618
HR
58
RBI
321
SB
5
AVG
.225
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1969KC7220514474230.229
1970KC6911000.111
1971KC224637010.152
1973KC143228160.250
1974KC431071023180.215
1975KC8022615513231.226
1976KC9526724615340.228
1977KC2980318190.225
1978MIL8925626561201.219
1979MIL6919617534260.270
1980MIL7621916493171.224
1981TOR4512813294211.227
1982TOR96260266310371.242
1983TOR88221275610330.253
1984TOR10223224515370.220
1985TOR429911164140.162
1986TOR8116013292120.181

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
5
AB
15
R
0
H
5
HR
0
RBI
4
SB
0
AVG
.333

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,072
TB
940
XBH
196
HBP
8
IBB
5
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1969KC21467110200
1970KC11100000
1971KC53920000
1973KC371220000
1974KC1233152000
1975KC25573141000
1976KC29595210100
1977KC852550000
1978MIL28671120100
1979MIL21473120000
1980MIL23867121000
1981TOR14651131000
1982TOR291110270100
1983TOR253100240000
1984TOR27381192000
1985TOR1133171000
1986TOR18543100000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
3.3
RC
284.2
RC/27
3.40
ISOP
.117
SECA
.199
BB/K
0.55
AB/HR
47.3
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1969KC-0.517.32.9.0980.10.351.30
1970KC0.00.31.2.0000.2200
1971KC-0.71.61.0430.10.600
1973KC0.14.44.7.1250.30.8320
1974KC-0.410.83.4.0750.20.71070
1975KC0.423.43.5.0970.20.875.30
1976KC1.1273.3.1270.20.453.40
1977KC-0.25.92.5.0880.10.3800
1978MIL-0.818.62.3.0590.10.32560
1979MIL0.922.33.9.1020.10.3490
1980MIL0.318.52.8.0820.10.4730
1981TOR0.016.24.2.1720.30.7320
1982TOR1.535.44.7.1810.30.7260
1983TOR1.535.55.7.1990.30.722.10
1984TOR0.626.83.7.1290.20.646.40
1985TOR-0.182.5.1520.30.824.80
1986TOR-0.412.72.5.0880.20.8800

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
78 yearsNov 7, 1948
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Redding, United States
College
Sacramento State

What were Buck Martinez's career stats?

Buck Martinez played 17 seasons for the Royals, the Brewers and the Blue Jays. He was a career .225 hitter with 618 hits, 58 home runs and 321 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .270 batting average, 4 home runs and 26 RBI.

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