Pepper Martin Stats

Pepper Martin was born on Monday, February 29, 1904, in Temple, Oklahoma. Martin was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1928, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Pepper Martin baseball stats page.

"A chunky, unshaven hobo who (Pepper Martin) ran the bases like a beserk locomotive, slept in the raw, and swore at pitchers in his sleep." - Author Lee Allen in The National League Story (1961)

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Pepper Martin
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Johnny Leonard Roosevelt Martin
Nickname:   Pepper or Wild Horse of the Osage
Born On:   02-29-1904
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Temple, Oklahoma
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-05-1965
Place of Death Data Died In:   McAlester, Oklahoma
Cemetery:   Quinton Cemetery, Quinton, Oklahoma
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08
Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-16-1928 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-01-1944
Draft:   Not Applicable
Pepper Martin

Pepper Martin Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1934 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 0 2.0 6 1 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 -
1936 Cardinals 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 2.0 7 1 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 2 0 1 0 0 .000 2.25 0 0 0 4.0 13 2 1 1 0 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
Pepper Martin

Pepper Martin Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1928 Cardinals 39 13 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 1 - 1 - .308 .400 .308
1930 Cardinals 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1931 Cardinals 123 413 68 124 32 8 7 0 75 30 - 40 4 - 2 - .300 .351 .467
1932 Cardinals 85 323 47 77 19 6 4 0 34 30 - 31 1 - 1 - .238 .305 .372
1933 Cardinals 145 599 122 189 36 12 8 0 57 67 - 46 0 - 3 9 .316 .387 .456
1934 Cardinals 110 454 74 131 25 11 5 0 49 32 - 41 1 - 1 1 .289 .337 .425
1935 Cardinals 135 539 121 161 41 6 9 1 54 33 - 58 1 - 2 7 .299 .341 .447
1936 Cardinals 143 572 121 177 36 11 11 1 76 58 - 66 4 - 0 11 .309 .373 .469
1937 Cardinals 98 339 60 103 27 8 5 0 38 33 - 50 1 - 0 3 .304 .366 .475
1938 Cardinals 91 269 34 79 18 2 2 0 38 18 - 34 2 - 1 2 .294 .340 .398
1939 Cardinals 88 281 48 86 17 7 3 0 37 30 - 35 4 - 1 7 .306 .375 .448
1940 Cardinals 86 228 28 72 15 4 3 1 39 22 - 24 2 - 1 1 .316 .378 .456
1944 Cardinals 40 86 15 24 4 0 2 0 4 15 - 11 1 - 0 3 .279 .386 .395
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,189 4,117 754 1,227 270 75 59 3 501 369 - 438 22 - 13 44 .298 .358 .443
Pepper Martin

Pepper Martin Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1928 Cardinals RF 4 - - 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1931 Cardinals CF 110 - - 302 2.7 292 282 10 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1932 Cardinals 3B 15 - - 37 2.5 36 18 18 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1932 Cardinals OF 69 - - 165 2.4 161 151 10 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1933 Cardinals 3B 145 - - 437 3.0 412 139 273 25 14 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 -
1934 Cardinals 3B 107 - - 299 2.8 280 85 195 19 7 n/a n/a n/a .936 0.00 -
1934 Cardinals P 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 -
1935 Cardinals 3B 114 - - 314 2.8 284 113 171 30 17 n/a n/a n/a .904 0.00 -
1935 Cardinals OF 16 - - 34 2.1 32 32 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00 -
1936 Cardinals 3B 15 - - 32 2.1 25 13 12 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .781 0.00 -
1936 Cardinals OF 127 - - 245 1.9 239 226 13 6 5 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1936 Cardinals P 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1937 Cardinals 3B 5 - - 15 3.0 14 6 8 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 -
1937 Cardinals OF 82 - - 222 2.7 216 204 12 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1938 Cardinals 3B 4 - - 4 1.0 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1938 Cardinals OF 62 - - 141 2.3 139 138 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1939 Cardinals 3B 22 - - 49 2.2 45 15 30 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .918 0.00 -
1939 Cardinals OF 51 - - 120 2.4 117 113 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1940 Cardinals 3B 2 - - 8 4.0 8 3 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1940 Cardinals OF 63 - - 114 1.8 111 103 8 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1944 Cardinals OF 29 - - 50 1.7 49 48 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 499 0 0 1,091 2.2 1,064 1,015 49 27 12 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
3B Totals 429 0 0 1,195 2.8 1,108 393 715 87 44 n/a n/a n/a .927 0.00 --
CF Totals 110 0 0 302 2.7 292 282 10 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 --
RF Totals 4 0 0 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
P Totals 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25 --
12 Years 1,044 0 12 2,591 2.5 2,467 1,692 775 124 58 n/a n/a n/a .952 5,550.75 --
Pepper Martin

Pepper Martin Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1928 Cardinals 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.5 0.0 - - -
1930 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1931 Cardinals 16 - - - - n/a 59.0 10.3 5.5 - - -
1932 Cardinals 9 - - - - n/a 80.8 10.4 9.5 - - -
1933 Cardinals 26 - - - - n/a 74.9 13.0 10.5 - - -
1934 Cardinals 23 - - - - n/a 90.8 11.1 9.3 0.00 0.00 0.00
1935 Cardinals 20 - - - - n/a 59.9 9.3 10.0 - - -
1936 Cardinals 23 - - - - n/a 52.0 8.7 7.5 0.00 0.00 9.00
1937 Cardinals 9 - - - - n/a 67.8 6.8 8.9 - - -
1938 Cardinals 4 - - - - n/a 134.5 7.9 7.1 - - -
1939 Cardinals 6 - - - - n/a 93.7 8.0 7.6 - - -
1940 Cardinals 6 - - - - n/a 76.0 9.5 5.8 - - -
1944 Cardinals 2 - - - - n/a 43.0 7.8 21.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 146 - - - - n/a 69.8 9.4 8.2 0.00 0.00 4.50
Pepper Martin

Pepper Martin Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1928 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1930 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1932 St. Louis Cardinals 2 Undetermined n/a -
1933 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined Stats -
1934 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined Stats Stats
1935 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined Stats -
1936 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -
1937 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined Stats -
1938 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -
1939 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -
1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -
1944 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -


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