Buck Martinez Stats
Buck Martinez was born on Sunday, November 7, 1948, in Redding, California. Martinez was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 18, 1969, with the Kansas City Royals. 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 Buck Martinez baseball stats page.
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Buck Martinez
Buck Martinez Autograph on a 1982 Topps Baseball Card (#733)
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Buck MartinezBuck Martinez Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1979 | 31 | Brewers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 1 Year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
Buck MartinezBuck Martinez Hitting Stats |
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| Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1969 | 21 | Royals | 72 | 205 | 14 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .229 | .258 | .327 |
| 1970 | 22 | Royals | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .273 | .111 |
| 1971 | 23 | Royals | 22 | 46 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .152 | .231 | .196 |
| 1973 | 25 | Royals | 14 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .375 |
| 1974 | 26 | Royals | 43 | 107 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .215 | .317 | .290 |
| 1975 | 27 | Royals | 80 | 226 | 15 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .226 | .293 | .323 |
| 1976 | 28 | Royals | 95 | 267 | 24 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .269 | .356 |
| 1977 | 29 | Royals | 29 | 80 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .253 | .313 |
| 1978 | 30 | Brewers | 89 | 256 | 26 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .219 | .255 | .277 |
| 1979 | 31 | Brewers | 69 | 196 | 17 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .270 | .296 | .372 |
| 1980 | 32 | Brewers | 76 | 219 | 16 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .224 | .266 | .306 |
| 1981 | 33 | Blue Jays | 45 | 128 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .227 | .287 | .398 |
| 1982 | 34 | Blue Jays | 96 | 260 | 26 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .242 | .301 | .423 |
| 1983 | 35 | Blue Jays | 88 | 221 | 27 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .253 | .337 | .452 |
| 1984 | 36 | Blue Jays | 102 | 232 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .220 | .301 | .349 |
| 1985 | 37 | Blue Jays | 42 | 99 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .162 | .239 | .313 |
| 1986 | 38 | Blue Jays | 81 | 160 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .181 | .271 | .269 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 17 Years | 1,049 | 2,743 | 245 | 618 | 128 | 10 | 58 | 1 | 321 | 230 | 5 | 419 | 56 | 35 | 8 | 59 | .225 | .284 | .343 | ||
Buck MartinezBuck Martinez Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1969 Royals | C | 55 | 46 | 1,262 | 324 | 5.9 | 315 | 290 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 11 | .972 | 6.74 |
| 1969 Royals | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1970 Royals | C | 5 | 3 | 90 | 24 | 4.8 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .958 | 6.90 |
| 1971 Royals | C | 21 | 14 | 415 | 93 | 4.4 | 90 | 84 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .968 | 5.86 |
| 1973 Royals | C | 14 | 10 | 282 | 58 | 4.1 | 56 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .966 | 5.36 |
| 1974 Royals | C | 38 | 31 | 843 | 171 | 4.5 | 167 | 151 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 7 | .977 | 5.35 |
| 1975 Royals | C | 79 | 70 | 1,852 | 408 | 5.2 | 400 | 361 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 30 | .980 | 5.83 |
| 1976 Royals | C | 94 | 86 | 2,218 | 464 | 4.9 | 460 | 420 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 38 | .991 | 5.60 |
| 1977 Royals | C | 28 | 22 | 606 | 142 | 5.1 | 141 | 133 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | .993 | 6.28 |
| 1978 Brewers | C | 89 | 85 | 2,149 | 367 | 4.1 | 359 | 327 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 24 | .978 | 4.51 |
| 1979 Brewers | C | 68 | 67 | 1,643 | 245 | 3.6 | 237 | 198 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 23 | .967 | 3.89 |
| 1979 Brewers | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1980 Brewers | C | 76 | 75 | 1,866 | 331 | 4.4 | 326 | 293 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 24 | .985 | 4.72 |
| 1981 Blue Jays | C | 45 | 43 | 1,117 | 216 | 4.8 | 214 | 192 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | .991 | 5.17 |
| 1982 Blue Jays | C | 93 | 79 | 2,033 | 422 | 4.5 | 417 | 382 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 23 | .988 | 5.54 |
| 1983 Blue Jays | C | 85 | 69 | 1,738 | 360 | 4.2 | 356 | 331 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 14 | .989 | 5.53 |
| 1984 Blue Jays | C | 98 | 66 | 1,850 | 396 | 4.0 | 394 | 360 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | .995 | 5.75 |
| 1985 Blue Jays | C | 42 | 32 | 810 | 173 | 4.1 | 171 | 155 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | .988 | 5.70 |
| 1986 Blue Jays | C | 78 | 47 | 1,253 | 310 | 4.0 | 308 | 289 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 12 | .994 | 6.64 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 1,008 | 845 | 22,027 | 4,504 | 4.5 | 4,434 | 4,038 | 396 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 464 | 257 | .984 | 5.44 | |
| P Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 | |
| 17 Years | 1,010 | 846 | 22,054 | 4,507 | 4.5 | 4,437 | 4,040 | 397 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 464 | 257 | .984 | 5.43 | |
Buck MartinezBuck Martinez Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1969 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 0 | n/a | 51.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1970 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1971 Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 46.0 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 6.4 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 107.0 | 5.6 | 13.4 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Royals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.3 | 8.1 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53.4 | 5.9 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 6.7 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Brewers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 256.0 | 6.1 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Brewers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| 1980 Brewers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 6.6 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 8.0 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Blue Jays | 1 | 1 | .500 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 7.6 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Blue Jays | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Blue Jays | 0 | 3 | .000 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 46.4 | 4.7 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24.8 | 8.3 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 80.0 | 6.4 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 17 Years | 5 | 10 | .333 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 47.3 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
Buck MartinezBuck Martinez Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1969 Kansas City Royals | 21 | $4,200.00 | - | - |
| 1970 Kansas City Royals | 6 | $12,500.00 | - | - |
| 1971 Kansas City Royals | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1973 Kansas City Royals | 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1974 Kansas City Royals | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 Kansas City Royals | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1976 Kansas City Royals | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1977 Kansas City Royals | 21 | $50,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Milwaukee Brewers | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 Milwaukee Brewers | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 Milwaukee Brewers | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1981 Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1982 Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1983 Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1984 Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1985 Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | $356,300.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | $347,096.00 | - | - |
| Buck Martinez Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||
John Albert Martinez was a Major League Baseball player with the Kansas City Royals (1969-1971, 1973-1977), Milwaukee Brewers (1978-1980), and Toronto Blue Jays (1981-1986). Buck, his nickname, played catcher for seventeen seasons in the majors, appearing behind the plate in more than a thousand games!
The year after Buck hung up his cleats, he became a Jays ' broadcaster and then spent a decade with ESPN. He became Toronto's manager in 2001 and led them to a third place finish that year. After a 20-33 start the next year, he was replaced by Carlos Tosca. In 2003, he became a television analyst for the Baltimore Orioles , and in 2010, he rejoined the Blue Jays broadcast team, replacing Jamie Campbell as the play-by-play announcer on Rogers Sportsnet broadcasts. He was also manager of the United States team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
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