Pepper Martin

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1928-1944 (1928-1944)
Proper Name
Johnny Leonard Roosevelt Martin
Nickname
The Wild Horse Of The Osage
Positions
OF (613) ... 3B (429) ... P (2)
Height / Weight
5-8 / 170
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
March 5,1965   Age:  61.005
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
martp103
Show More
Pepper Martin [Johnny Leonard Roosevelt Martin] was active in the Major Leagues between 1928-1944. His birthday is February 29th, 1904He died on March 5th, 1965 at the age of 61. Made his Major League Debut on April 16th, 1928 at the age of 24. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Frankie Frisch, Jesse Haines and Joe Medwick. Martin played 13 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Participated in the MLB World Series 3x [1928,1931,1934]. Hit a career high 11 home runs with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1936. Had a career high 76 runs batted in with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1936. Had a career high 26 Stolen Bases for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1933. Had a career high .316 Batting Average ...
for the St. Louis Cardinals in 194. Had a career high .818 OPS for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1931. Led the National League (MLB) with 122 Runs and 26 Stolen Bases in 1933. Led the National League (MLB) with 23 Stolen Bases in 1934. Led the National League (MLB) with 23 Stolen Bases in 1936.

Jobs in Baseball: Assistant Coach for the Chicago Cubs for 1 year in 1956.

Career Notes: World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals in 1931. Hit for the cycle on May 5 in 1933. World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals in 1934. Inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2017.

Batting Statistics

CSV
Glossary
🔒
Get TBC Data Store discounts (25%) with your TBC PREMIUM subscription.
yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1928St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN-243913114000020121100041604.308.400.308.708.000.000.0006.2512.502.000.00
1930St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN-26615000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1931St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN-27112123413681243287751603040240001934494777.300.351.467.818.000.167.0006.688.911.3359.00
1932St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN22893853234777196434903031110001203552948.238.305.372.677.000.134.0008.458.731.0380.75
1933St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN2829120145599122189361285726067463000927366956133.316.387.456.843.000.140.00010.016.880.6974.88
1934St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN1301051104547413125115492303241110011934884190.289.337.425.762.000.136.0006.568.401.2890.80
1935St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN13110713553912116141695420033582100724157556105.299.341.447.788.000.148.0005.7410.091.7659.89
1936St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN63211214357212117736111176230586604001126863458119.309.373.469.842.000.160.0009.1510.411.1452.00
1937St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN1331129833960103278538903350010031613734063.304.366.475.841.000.171.0008.8513.401.5267.80
1938St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN134100912693479182238401834120021072902257.294.340.398.738.000.104.0006.2111.721.89134.50
1939St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN635111882814886177337603035140071263162759.306.375.448.823.000.142.0009.4911.081.1793.67
1940St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN636115862282872154339602224120011042532250.316.378.456.834.000.140.0008.709.491.0976.00
1944St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN140116*4086152440242015110100334102618.279.386.395.781.000.116.00014.7110.780.7343.00
Tot:MLB (13 yrs) MLB      118941177541227270755950114603694381322004418244521404823.298.358.443.801.270.145.3238.169.691.1969.78
Tot:NL (13 yrs) NL      118941177541227270755950114603694381322004418244521404823.298.358.443.801.270.145.3238.169.691.1969.78
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

Use the Compare Players (TBC PREMIUM) application to compare stats and biography for 2-25 players at a time!
College Summer Stats are not set to Merge in this grid. (PREMIUM Feature)

Other Batting Statistics

CSV
Glossary
Subscribe to TBC PREMIUM ($2/month) today and Track up to 200 players with daily stats using the TBC Player Tracker! Feature list
yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1928St. Louis CardinalsWorld SeriesPlayoffs24101000000000000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1931St. Louis CardinalsWorld SeriesPlayoffs277245124015502300000192657.500.538.7921.330.583.292.5507.6911.541.503.85
1933National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar29140000010001000000400.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0025.000.000.00
1934National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30101000000010000000100.0001.000.0001.000.000.000.000100.000.000.000.00
1934St. Louis CardinalsWorld SeriesPlayoffs307318113104203300000163447.355.412.516.928.323.161.3938.828.821.000.00
1935National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar31140100001002000001401.250.250.250.500.250.000.5000.0050.000.000.00
Tot:AllStar (3 Yrs) AllStar 381100011013000001901.125.222.125.347.250.000.20011.1133.333.00
Tot:Playoffs (3 Yrs) Playoffs 1555142371197056000003560914.418.467.6361.103.436.218.4588.3310.001.2055.00

Pitching Statistics

CSV
Glossary
🔒
TBC PREMIUM Subscribers get access to additional grid functionality such as pre-defined filters, manual removal of rows and quick player comparison! Full feature list.
yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#agetbc+wleraggscgshogrgfsviphrerhrbbsowpbkhbwhiph9hr9bb9so9ra9so/bb
1934St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN130004.5010001002.01110000000.504.500.000.000.004.500.00
1936St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN632000.0010001102.01000200001.504.500.009.000.000.000.00
Tot:MLB (2 yrs) MLB    002.2520002104.02110200001.004.500.004.500.002.250.00
Tot:NL (2 yrs) NL    002.2520002104.02110200001.004.500.004.500.002.250.00
Avg:MLB - 162 Inning avg MLB    🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
Use the Compare Players (TBC PREMIUM) application to compare stats and biography for 2-25 players at a time!
College Summer Stats are not set to Merge in this grid. (PREMIUM Feature)

Talent Ratings

About Talent Ratings
SpeedPowerContactXtraRbisRunsHittingDurabilityTeam Success
9381477859757860.578

TBC Newsletter

Stay up to date with new features, new datasets, tips on using the site and life updates.

Subscribe for Free

TBC Premium

For $24/year, Unlock 🔓

+ Ad-free browsing
+ TBC Player Tracker
+ Advanced Research Tools
+ Data Store discounts
+ Additional functionality/features
+ View all Benefits!

Learn More and Subscribe!
×