Pepper Martin
1928–1944 · bats R / throws R · ASD, NLS, PIR, St. Louis Cardinals
1,189G
.298AVG
.358OBP
.443SLG
More career statistics
1,227H
59HR
501RBI
146SB
4.0IP
0K
2.25ERA
0GS
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Doubles | 270 | 271 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,227 | 1,226 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 438 | 441 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,521 | 4,524 |
| Batting · RBI | 501 | 503 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 146 | 151 |
| Batting · Walks | 369 | 370 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,189 | 4,521 | 4,117 | 756 | 1,227 | 270 | 75 | 59 | 501 | 369 | 438 | 146 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1,824 | .298 | .358 | .443 | .801 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.000 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1935-04-29 to 1935-06-03
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1933-05-05 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1937-07-05 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1933-07-02 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 584 | 2060 | 577 | 22 | 235 | 176 | 187 | .309 | .366 | .462 |
| Away | 605 | 2464 | 649 | 37 | 268 | 194 | 254 | .289 | .342 | .427 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 101 | 375 | 89 | 1 | 42 | 35 | 27 | .263 | .331 | .370 |
| May | 221 | 841 | 250 | 16 | 105 | 74 | 82 | .331 | .385 | .520 |
| June | 229 | 940 | 255 | 12 | 101 | 84 | 96 | .300 | .361 | .455 |
| July | 214 | 842 | 233 | 14 | 96 | 65 | 84 | .301 | .354 | .455 |
| August | 202 | 735 | 200 | 10 | 85 | 48 | 67 | .295 | .337 | .424 |
| September | 216 | 771 | 193 | 6 | 74 | 64 | 81 | .276 | .333 | .389 |
| October | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .300 | .300 | .350 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 186 | 707 | 184 | 15 | 74 | 79 | 65 | .294 | .372 | .446 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 175 | 680 | 157 | 6 | 63 | 48 | 67 | .250 | .301 | .368 |
| chicago-cubs | 174 | 666 | 178 | 6 | 85 | 54 | 62 | .295 | .348 | .430 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 170 | 651 | 188 | 10 | 73 | 48 | 62 | .316 | .363 | .464 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 168 | 655 | 199 | 9 | 88 | 52 | 65 | .332 | .383 | .503 |
| boston-braves | 166 | 610 | 157 | 10 | 63 | 49 | 54 | .284 | .338 | .432 |
| cincinnati-reds | 150 | 555 | 163 | 3 | 57 | 40 | 66 | .318 | .366 | .463 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 13 | 4 | – | – | 2 | .308 | – | – |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | 123 | 413 | 124 | 7 | 75 | 17 | .300 | – | – |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 322 | 76 | 4 | 33 | 9 | .236 | – | – |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 599 | 189 | 8 | 59 | 27 | .316 | – | – |
| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals | 110 | 454 | 131 | 5 | 49 | 23 | .289 | 2 | – |
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | 135 | 539 | 161 | 9 | 55 | 20 | .299 | – | – |
| 1936 | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 572 | 177 | 11 | 76 | 24 | .309 | 2 | – |
| 1937 | St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 340 | 103 | 5 | 38 | 9 | .303 | – | – |
| 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 269 | 79 | 2 | 38 | 4 | .294 | – | – |
| 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 281 | 86 | 3 | 37 | 7 | .306 | – | – |
| 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 228 | 72 | 3 | 39 | 7 | .316 | – | – |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 86 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .279 | – | – |