Buck Martinez

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: November 7, 1948 in Redding, CA us

High School: Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA)

Schools: California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA), Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: June 18, 1969 (Age 20-223d, 12,847th in major league history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1986 (Age 37-330d)
vs. MIL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: John Albert Martinez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

2743

618

.225

245

RBI

321

OBP

.284

SLG

.343

OPS

.627

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-27 / in Starts: 13-18
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 123 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	67 (34-24-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 123 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (38-25-12)

Most Driven In
K Bevacqua	2
J Mayberry	1
V Pinson	1
F Healy	1
A Cowens	1
F White	1
Self	1
G Brett	0

Most Driven In By
A Cowens	2
H McRae	2
J Wohlford	1
A Otis	1
F Patek	1
Self	1
V Pinson	0

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	115	11 (10)	Apr 21	KCR	@	CHW	L,7-11	2-GF	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	7	.69	0.055	.89	0.04%	1.06	C
2	116	12	Apr 22	KCR	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	.750	1.500	8	1.22	0.073	1.32	0.05%	0.49	C
3	117	13	Apr 23	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.429	.667	.571	1.238	8	2.26	0.072	2.24	0.04%	0.01	C
4	118	14	Apr 24	KCR	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.500	.364	.864	8	1.74	-0.185	1.96	-0.13%	-1.11	C
5	119	15	Apr 25	KCR	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.400	.900	8	.52	0.022	.54	0.01%	0.40	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	120	30 (14)	May 12 (2)	KCR	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.435	.333	.768	7	.84	-0.061	1.42	-0.06%	-0.43	C
7	121	33 (2)	May 14 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.385	.286	.670	7	1.09	-0.079	2.10	-0.09%	-0.55	C
8	122	39 (5)	May 22	KCR		CAL	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.345	.250	.595	7	.37	-0.028	.64	-0.03%	-0.55	C
9	123	46 (6)	May 29	KCR		BAL	L,3-10	8-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.323	.231	.553	9	.01	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.33	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	124	66 (19)	Jun 23	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.200	.486	8	.61	-0.066	1.35	-0.09%	-1.38	C
11	125	67	Jun 24	KCR		CHW	L,1-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.306	.226	.531	6	4.64	0.131	10.50	0.18%	0.66	PH
12	126	68	Jun 25	KCR		CHW	L,9-10	12-12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.324	.226	.550	8	3.42	0.072	7.16	0.09%	0.20	PH
13	127	73 (4)	Jun 30	KCR		OAK	W,8-7	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.342	.250	.592	8	5.72	0.169	14.60	0.26%	1.00	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	128	75 (1)	Jul 2	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.333	.242	.576	6	.37	-0.011	.92	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
15	129	77 (1)	Jul 4	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.325	.235	.560	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
16	130	80 (2)	Jul 7 (2)	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.229	.562	8	.75	0.027	1.61	0.04%	0.22	C
17	131	81	Jul 8	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.229	.562	8						C
18	132	82	Jul 9	KCR		NYY	L,2-8	2-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.304	.205	.509	8	.19	-0.021	.40	-0.03%	-0.86	C
19	133	83	Jul 10	KCR		NYY	L,4-9	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.306	.195	.501	9	.36	0.006	.71	0.01%	-0.13	C
20	134	100 (16)	Jul 30	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.300	.190	.490	9	.32	-0.008	.32	-0.01%	-0.23	C
21	135	101	Jul 31	KCR	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.283	.178	.461	9	1.46	-0.127	1.06	-0.06%	-0.81	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	136	102	Aug 1	KCR		TEX	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.286	.188	.473	9	1.00	-0.060	1.03	-0.04%	-0.42	C
23	137	105 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	KCR		CAL	W,10-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.188	.473	9						C
24	138	113 (7)	Aug 11	KCR		MIL	W,5-2	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.271	.176	.448	7	.20	-0.014	.26	-0.01%	-0.61	C
25	139	116 (2)	Aug 14	KCR	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.313	.189	.501	9	.12	0.010	.16	0.01%	1.11	C
26	140	123 (6)	Aug 23 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.304	.190	.494	9	.30	0.021	.75	0.03%	-0.47	C
27	141	132 (8)	Aug 31	KCR		BAL	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.306	.197	.502	9	1.35	-0.007	1.61	-0.01%	0.21	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	142	133	Sep 1	KCR		BAL	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.303	.200	.503	9	.84	-0.087	.97	-0.06%	-0.94	C
29	143	139 (5)	Sep 8	KCR		MIN	L,4-8	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.308	.224	.532	9	.71	0.020	.14	0.00%	0.18	C
30	144	141 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-7	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.300	.217	.517	9	.44	-0.021	.05	0.00%	-0.34	C
31	145	143 (1)	Sep 11	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.298	.219	.517	9	1.11	-0.038	.01	0.00%	-0.01	C
32	146	145 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.291	.213	.504	9	.91	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.38	C
33	147	146	Sep 14 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	W,13-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.308	.266	.574	9	.39	0.180	.00	0.00%	2.97	C
34	148	147	Sep 15	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.301	.259	.560	9	.76	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
35	149	148	Sep 16	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.299	.259	.558	8	.27	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
36	150	151 (2)	Sep 19	KCR		OAK	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.297	.258	.555	9	1.76	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
37	151	152	Sep 21 (1)	KCR	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.314	.283	.597	9	.46	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.27	C
38	152	154 (1)	Sep 22	KCR	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.306	.274	.579	9	.88	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.56	C
39	153	155	Sep 24	KCR		CAL	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.276	.588	9	.30	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.57	C
40	154	157 (1)	Sep 26	KCR		CAL	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.310	.275	.585	9	.73	0.093	.00	0.00%	0.16	C
41	155	158	Sep 27	KCR		TEX	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.311	.269	.580	9	1.10	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.06	C
42	156	161 (2)	Oct 1	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.311	.290	.601	9	1.04	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.18	C
43	157	162	Oct 2	KCR	@	CHW	L,4-5	10-GF(12)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.317	.290	.607	6	1.27	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
							16-27		123	107	10	23	3	1	1	8	14	0	19	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.215	.317	.290	.607		.87	0.024	.86	0.14%	-2.11

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