Billy Martin
1950–1961 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Braves, New York Yankees
1,022G
.257AVG
.300OBP
.369SLG
877H
64HR
333RBI
34SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,022 | 3,716 | 3,418 | 424 | 877 | 137 | 28 | 64 | 333 | 188 | 354 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 1,262 | .257 | .300 | .369 | .669 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1952-06-14 to 1952-06-22
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1956-07-30 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1953-08-12 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1956-07-28 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 486 | 1751 | 409 | 27 | 140 | 97 | 149 | .256 | .289 | .355 |
| Away | 536 | 1965 | 468 | 37 | 193 | 91 | 205 | .257 | .284 | .382 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 73 | 289 | 62 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 23 | .233 | .256 | .331 |
| May | 167 | 609 | 148 | 9 | 54 | 31 | 59 | .266 | .294 | .372 |
| June | 200 | 745 | 181 | 17 | 66 | 37 | 73 | .262 | .293 | .394 |
| July | 213 | 710 | 181 | 14 | 62 | 35 | 64 | .276 | .304 | .399 |
| August | 200 | 749 | 166 | 12 | 79 | 38 | 70 | .242 | .272 | .352 |
| September | 167 | 606 | 138 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 65 | .249 | .285 | .343 |
| October | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 137 | 489 | 117 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 39 | .257 | .278 | .336 |
| boston-red-sox | 135 | 513 | 126 | 12 | 57 | 30 | 51 | .267 | .304 | .400 |
| cleveland-guardians | 116 | 391 | 85 | 8 | 32 | 15 | 34 | .229 | .256 | .342 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 111 | 427 | 103 | 9 | 44 | 17 | 35 | .263 | .281 | .383 |
| detroit-tigers | 107 | 383 | 92 | 8 | 33 | 18 | 47 | .262 | .287 | .385 |
| baltimore-orioles | 80 | 308 | 80 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 41 | .280 | .299 | .350 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 61 | 259 | 66 | 6 | 40 | 14 | 19 | .284 | .309 | .444 |
| new-york-yankees | 54 | 205 | 45 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 21 | .243 | .278 | .357 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 8 | – | .250 | – | – | |
| 1951 | 52 | 58 | 15 | – | 2 | – | .259 | – | – | |
| 1952 | 109 | 363 | 97 | 3 | 33 | 3 | .267 | – | – | |
| 1953 | 149 | 587 | 151 | 15 | 75 | 6 | .257 | – | – | |
| 1955 | 20 | 70 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .300 | – | – | |
| 1956 | 121 | 458 | 121 | 9 | 49 | 7 | .264 | – | – | |
| 1957 | Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees | 116 | 410 | 103 | 10 | 39 | 9 | .251 | – | – |
| 1958 | 131 | 498 | 127 | 7 | 42 | 5 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1959 | 73 | 241 | 63 | 9 | 24 | – | .261 | – | – | |
| 1960 | 103 | 317 | 78 | 3 | 16 | – | .246 | – | – | |
| 1961 | Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Braves | 114 | 380 | 92 | 6 | 36 | 3 | .242 | – | – |