Buck Martinez
1969–1986 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays
1,049G
.225AVG
.284OBP
.343SLG
618H
58HR
321RBI
5SB
1IP
0K
9.00ERA
0GS
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,049 | 3,072 | 2,743 | 245 | 618 | 128 | 10 | 58 | 321 | 230 | 419 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 940 | .225 | .284 | .343 | .627 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.000 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1976-05-04 to 1976-05-19
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1973-09-20 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1984-08-04 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1984-06-23 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 516 | 1499 | 325 | 27 | 171 | 107 | 195 | .242 | .288 | .368 |
| Away | 533 | 1573 | 293 | 31 | 150 | 123 | 224 | .210 | .264 | .318 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 121 | 342 | 72 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 42 | .230 | .266 | .335 |
| May | 160 | 485 | 98 | 2 | 53 | 37 | 60 | .227 | .278 | .306 |
| June | 165 | 467 | 98 | 15 | 65 | 42 | 74 | .238 | .300 | .439 |
| July | 180 | 511 | 100 | 13 | 59 | 30 | 89 | .216 | .254 | .345 |
| August | 200 | 620 | 130 | 13 | 60 | 45 | 71 | .235 | .282 | .350 |
| September | 213 | 624 | 118 | 10 | 50 | 55 | 80 | .215 | .277 | .299 |
| October | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .174 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 110 | 324 | 62 | 5 | 32 | 33 | 39 | .219 | .293 | .343 |
| athletics | 93 | 259 | 51 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 41 | .228 | .286 | .299 |
| minnesota-twins | 93 | 284 | 65 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 43 | .262 | .320 | .415 |
| new-york-yankees | 88 | 271 | 43 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 38 | .179 | .236 | .271 |
| baltimore-orioles | 78 | 224 | 54 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 28 | .255 | .268 | .387 |
| california-angels | 76 | 230 | 49 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 36 | .233 | .265 | .310 |
| texas-rangers | 76 | 227 | 41 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 31 | .203 | .264 | .307 |
| boston-red-sox | 75 | 224 | 53 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 30 | .269 | .330 | .416 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 72 | 205 | 47 | 4 | 23 | – | .229 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 6 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 22 | 46 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .152 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 6 | – | .250 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 43 | 107 | 23 | 1 | 8 | – | .215 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 80 | 226 | 51 | 3 | 23 | 1 | .226 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 95 | 267 | 61 | 5 | 34 | – | .228 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 29 | 80 | 18 | 1 | 9 | – | .225 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 89 | 256 | 56 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .219 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 69 | 196 | 53 | 4 | 26 | – | .270 | 1 | – | |
| 1980 | 76 | 219 | 49 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .224 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 45 | 128 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .227 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 96 | 260 | 63 | 10 | 37 | 1 | .242 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 88 | 221 | 56 | 10 | 33 | – | .253 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 102 | 232 | 51 | 5 | 37 | – | .220 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 42 | 99 | 16 | 4 | 14 | – | .162 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 81 | 160 | 29 | 2 | 12 | – | .181 | – | – |