#16 Speed Martin, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Thursday, 10/26/1938 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Speed Martin
1/1/1906 32 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"10 185
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good GREAT Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,000,000 1940 7 Year(s), 95 Days (1299 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 12 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 8 | 4 | 9 | 95-99 Mph |
Versus LHB | 8 | 4 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
Talent | 8 | 4 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 49 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Sinker Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 25 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5.13 | 128.0 | 114 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 119 | 7 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 21.4 |
Projected | 25 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5.13 | 128.0 | 114 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 119 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 11 | 7 | 12.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 3.99 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 196 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .344 | .515 | .859 |
vs. RHB | 286 | 67 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .315 | .434 | .749 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.95 | 68.1 | 49 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 58 |
Road | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.49 | 59.2 | 65 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 61 |
Postseason | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.81 | 26.0 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 26 |
This Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.27 | 27.1 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 34 |
May | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10.13 | 5.1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
July | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.89 | 19.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
August | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.26 | 37.2 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 25 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.97 | 37.2 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 32 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1931 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4.66 | 175.2 | 158 | 100 | 91 | 19 | 100 | 152 | 11 | 0 | 1.47 | .287 | NYY |
1932 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4.11 | 175.0 | 149 | 88 | 80 | 12 | 99 | 157 | 9 | 0 | 1.42 | .286 | NYY |
1933 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 5.72 | 267.1 | 261 | 188 | 170 | 44 | 158 | 204 | 17 | 1 | 1.57 | .276 | NYY CIN |
1934 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5.51 | 153.2 | 160 | 102 | 94 | 25 | 89 | 118 | 14 | 0 | 1.62 | .296 | CIN |
1935 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 5.97 | 291.0 | 313 | 221 | 193 | 62 | 142 | 265 | 21 | 0 | 1.56 | .304 | CIN |
1936 | 44 | 44 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 4.55 | 348.0 | 295 | 214 | 176 | 44 | 177 | 305 | 25 | 0 | 1.36 | .264 | CIN,NL |
1937 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5.42 | 247.1 | 238 | 166 | 149 | 34 | 141 | 258 | 13 | 0 | 1.53 | .304 | CIN |
1938 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5.13 | 128.0 | 114 | 80 | 73 | 16 | 67 | 119 | 7 | 2 | 1.41 | .282 | CIN |
Total | 257 | 222 | 105 | 100 | 3 | 5.17 | 1786.0 | 1688 | 1159 | 1026 | 256 | 973 | 1578 | 117 | 3 | 1.49 | .287 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1926, AAA | 28 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5.78 | 185.1 | 176 | 133 | 119 | 48 | 128 | 215 | 6 | 0 | 1.64 | .291 |
1927, AAA | 25 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4.84 | 178.2 | 158 | 104 | 96 | 34 | 96 | 202 | 8 | 2 | 1.42 | .282 |
1928, AAA | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4.17 | 235.0 | 185 | 119 | 109 | 35 | 123 | 284 | 9 | 1 | 1.31 | .274 |
1929, AAA | 31 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3.48 | 245.2 | 206 | 101 | 95 | 36 | 115 | 255 | 10 | 0 | 1.31 | .277 |
1930, AAA | 31 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.08 | 238.1 | 215 | 117 | 108 | 26 | 129 | 245 | 10 | 3 | 1.44 | .300 |
1931, AAA | 19 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3.17 | 153.1 | 108 | 62 | 54 | 11 | 100 | 133 | 8 | 2 | 1.36 | .242 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1931 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.64 | 33.0 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
1932 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 35.1 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
1938 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.81 | 26.0 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.91 | 94.1 | 81 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 73 | 5 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1931 | 22 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .090 | .103 | .104 | .207 | NYY |
1932 | 34 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .242 | .228 | .470 | NYY |
1933 | 36 | 98 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .153 | .162 | .204 | .366 | NYY CIN |
1934 | 23 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .164 | .217 | .200 | .417 | CIN |
1935 | 37 | 111 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .117 | .155 | .144 | .299 | CIN |
1936 | 44 | 128 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .160 | .188 | .348 | CIN,NL |
1937 | 36 | 93 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .206 | .194 | .400 | CIN |
1938 | 25 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .233 | .300 | .533 | CIN |
Total | 257 | 649 | 93 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 49 | 28 | 199 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .178 | .186 | .364 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 25 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 128.0 | 1.69 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1926... Traded from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia (A) on 2/6/1926 (Going to PHA: P Speed Martin. Going to PIT: LF Adam Comorosky)... Injured on 7/31/1927 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 8/26/1927 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Traded from Philadelphia (A) to New York (A) on 4/25/1929 (Going to PHA: P Clarence Fisher, P Harry Salmon, 1B Joe Judge. Going to NYY: P Sheriff Blake, P Speed Martin)... Had first career hit on 7/7/1931, off Ed Walsh (PHA)... Earned first career win on 7/7/1931... Struck out 15 batters against Boston (A) on 8/8/1931... Hit first career homerun on 8/6/1932, off Si Johnson (CLE)... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1932... Traded from New York (A) to Cincinnati on 3/2/1933 (Going to CIN: P Speed Martin. Going to NYY: SS Red Kress)... Injured on 9/7/1933 with a Broken Finger, out for 4-5 weeks... Injured on 5/9/1934 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks... 1/31/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $811,429 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,150,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,650,000 through salary arbitration... Struck out 15 batters against Chicago (N) on 4/15/1937... 7/22/1937: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1938...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1932 - 4.11 - 10th 1936 - 4.55 - 7th
| WHIP 1936 - 1.36 - 10th
| Wins 1936 - 21 - 5th
| Losses 1933 - 20 - 5th 1935 - 18 - 7th 1936 - 18 - 6th
| IP 1936 - 348.0 - 2nd
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K's 1931 - 152 - 10th 1932 - 157 - 4th 1933 - 204 - 8th 1935 - 265 - 4th 1936 - 305 - 4th 1937 - 258 - 5th
| BB 1931 - 100 - 9th 1932 - 99 - 9th 1933 - 158 - 2nd 1934 - 89 - 9th 1935 - 142 - 4th 1936 - 177 - 4th 1937 - 141 - 5th
| CG 1935 - 21 - 10th 1936 - 25 - 3rd
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