Al Martin | Major Leaguer 1992-2003

Full Name: Albert Lee Martin
Born: November 24,1967 in West Covina, California
Height: 6-2 Weight: 214 Bats: Left Throws: Left
High School: Rowland (Rowland Heights,CA)
College: USC

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Prospect Rankings*
1993 - 5th ranked organizational prospect for Pittsburgh Pirates

*According to Baseball America

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Braves in 8th Round (198th overall) of 1985 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Transactions: [Oct 15,1991] - Granted Free Agency. [Nov 11,1991] - Signed as Free Agent by Pirates. [Feb 23,2000] - Traded by Pirates with Cash to Padres for James Sak, Geraldo Padua and John Vander Wal. [Jul 31,2000] - Traded by Padres to Mariners for John Mabry and Tom Davey. [Nov 5,2001] - Granted Free Agency. [Feb 8,2002] - Signed as Free Agent by Cardinals. [Mar 29,2002] - Released by Cardinals. [Feb 13,2003] - Signed as Free Agent by Marlins. [Mar 28,2003] - Released by Marlins. [Mar 29,2003] - Signed as Free Agent by Devil Rays. [Oct 26,2003] - Granted Free Agency.

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1985	GCL Braves	GCL	17	Atl	Rk	1b-of		40	138	16	32	3	0	0	9	1	4	19	36	2	2	0	1		.232	.331	.254	585	--
1986	idaho flls	Pio	18	Atl	Rk	of-1b		63	242	39	80	17	6	4	44	11	2	20	53	2	0	0	0		.331	.386	.500	886	--
	Sumter	SAL	18	Atl	A	1b		44	156	23	38	5	0	1	24	6	2	23	36	0	1	0	0		.244	.341	.295	636	--
1987	Sumter	SAL	19	Atl	A	of		117	375	59	95	18	5	12	64	27	8	44	69	2	5	1	4		.253	.332	.424	756	--
1988	Burlington	Midw	20	Atl	A	of		123	480	69	134	21	3	7	42	40	12	30	88	4	5	5	5		.279	.324	.379	703	--
1989	Durham	Caro	21	Atl	A+	of		128	457	84	124	26	3	9	48	27	14	34	107	3	0	0	3		.271	.324	.400	724	--
1990	Greenville	Sou	22	Atl	AA	of		133	455	64	110	17	4	11	50	20	8	43	101	3	4	1	3		.242	.310	.369	679	--
1991	Greenville	Sou	23	Atl	AA	of		86	301	38	73	13	3	7	38	19	7	32	84	8	4	1	1		.243	.330	.375	705	--
	Richmond	IL	23	Atl	AAA	of		44	151	20	42	11	1	5	18	11	2	7	33	1	0	0	0		.278	.314	.464	778	--
1992	Buffalo	Amer	24	Pit	AAA	of		125	420	85	128	16	15	20	59	20	5	35	93	6	4	3	5		.305	.363	.557	920	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	24	Pit	MLB	of	3	12	12	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.154	.333	487	75%
1993	Pittsburgh	NL	25	Pit	MLB	of	1,3,6	143	480	85	135	26	8	18	64	16	9	42	122	1	5	2	3	5	.281	.338	.481	819	46%
1994	Pittsburgh	NL	26	Pit	MLB	of	6,1	82	276	48	79	12	4	9	33	15	6	34	56	2	3	0	1	3	.286	.367	.457	824	48%
1995	Pittsburgh	NL	27	Pit	MLB	of	1,2,3	124	439	70	124	25	3	13	41	20	11	44	92	2	6	1	0	5	.282	.351	.442	793	48%
1996	Pittsburgh	NL	28	Pit	MLB	lf	2	155	630	101	189	40	1	18	72	38	12	54	116	2	2	1	7	9	.300	.354	.452	806	51%
1997	Carolina	Sou	29	Pit	AA	of		3	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	222	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	29	Pit	MLB	lf	3	113	423	64	123	24	7	13	59	23	7	45	83	3	7	1	5	7	.291	.359	.473	832	--
1998	Pittsburgh	NL	30	Pit	MLB	lf	2,6	125	440	57	105	15	2	12	47	20	3	32	91	5	2	0	2	13	.239	.296	.364	660	46%
1999	Pittsburgh	NL	31	Pit	MLB	lf		143	541	97	150	36	8	24	63	20	3	49	119	1	5	0	2	8	.277	.337	.506	843	--
2000	San Diego	NL	32	Sd	MLB	lf	2,1	93	346	62	106	13	6	11	27	6	8	28	54	2	5	0	2	2	.306	.360	.474	834	64%
	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	MLB	lf-rf	2,1	42	134	19	31	2	4	4	9	4	1	8	31	2	0	0	1	1	.231	.283	.396	679	49%
2001	Seattle	AL	33	Sea	MLB	lf-dh	6	100	283	41	68	15	2	7	42	9	3	37	59	2	4	0	2	2	.240	.330	.382	712	54%
2003	Tampa Bay	AL	35	Tb	MLB	dh	5	100	238	19	60	12	2	3	26	2	2	17	51	2	4	0	1	8	.252	.306	.357	663	45%

Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)								1232	4242	664	1172	220	48	132	485	173	65	390	879	24	43	5	27	63	.276	.339	.444	783	50%
Minor League Totals - 9 Season(s)								906	3184	497	857	147	40	76	396	182	64	287	700	31	25	11	22		.269	.333	.412	745	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
2000	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	Div	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	Ch	4	11	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.364	672	--
2001	Seattle	AL	33	Sea	Div	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
	Seattle	AL	33	Sea	Ch	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500	2000	--

Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)						10	16	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.438	716	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1985	GCL Braves	GCL	17	Atl	Rk	1B	30			234	13	15	262	15	-	-	-	.943	--
1985	GCL Braves	GCL	17	Atl	Rk	OF	9			12	0	0	12	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1986	idaho flls	Pio	18	Atl	Rk	1B	31			235	14	5	254	15	-	-	-	.980	--
1986	idaho flls	Pio	18	Atl	Rk	OF	37			37	1	3	41	1	-	-	-	.927	--
1986	Sumter	SAL	18	Atl	A	1B	36			299	12	8	319	21	-	-	-	.975	--

1987	Sumter	SAL	19	Atl	A	1B	3			19	2	0	21	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1987	Sumter	SAL	19	Atl	A	OF	103			118	5	9	132	0	-	-	-	.932	--

1988	Burlington	Midw	20	Atl	A	OF	122			224	4	8	236	0	-	-	-	.966	--

1989	Durham	Caro	21	Atl	A+	OF	90			169	7	7	183	1	-	-	-	.962	--

1990	Greenville	Sou	22	Atl	AA	OF	111			200	8	7	215	0	-	-	-	.967	--

1991	Greenville	Sou	23	Atl	AA	1B	1			7	1	0	8	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1991	Greenville	Sou	23	Atl	AA	OF	80			127	6	6	139	0	-	-	-	.957	--
1991	Richmond	IL	23	Atl	AAA	OF	42			73	4	2	79	1	-	-	-	.975	--

1992	Buffalo	Amer	24	Pit	AAA	OF	113			222	10	8	240	6	-	-	-	.967	--
1992	Pittsburgh	NL	24	Pit	MLB	OF	7			6	0	0	6	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1993	Pittsburgh	NL	25	Pit	MLB	OF	136			268	6	7	281	0	-	-	-	.975	--

1994	Pittsburgh	NL	26	Pit	MLB	OF	77			129	8	3	140	2	-	-	-	.979	--

1995	Pittsburgh	NL	27	Pit	MLB	OF	121			206	8	5	219	2	-	-	-	.977	--

1996	Pittsburgh	NL	28	Pit	MLB	LF	142			180	5	7	192	0	-	-	-	.964	--
1996	Pittsburgh	NL	28	Pit	MLB	CF	26			36	0	1	37	0	-	-	-	.973	--

1997	Carolina	Sou	29	Pit	AA	OF	3			2	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1997	Pittsburgh	NL	29	Pit	MLB	LF	110			125	8	6	139	1	-	-	-	.957	--

1998	Pittsburgh	NL	30	Pit	MLB	LF	114			192	6	3	201	1	-	-	-	.985	--
1998	Pittsburgh	NL	30	Pit	MLB	DH	2								-	-	-	---	--

1999	Pittsburgh	NL	31	Pit	MLB	LF	134			196	3	10	209	0	-	-	-	.952	--

2000	San Diego	NL	32	Sd	MLB	LF	89		725.2	128	4	7	139	0	-	-	-	.950	1.64
2000	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	MLB	LF	20		141.1	46	1	2	49	0	-	-	-	.959	2.99
2000	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	MLB	CF	7		51	11	1	1	13	0	-	-	-	.923	2.12
2000	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	MLB	RF	9		70	19	1	0	20	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.57
2000	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	MLB	DH	2								-	-	-	---	--

2001	Seattle	AL	33	Sea	MLB	LF	72		509.1	131	3	4	138	2	-	-	-	.971	2.37
2001	Seattle	AL	33	Sea	MLB	CF	1		3	1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	3.00
2001	Seattle	AL	33	Sea	MLB	RF	1		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	.00
2001	Seattle	AL	33	Sea	MLB	DH	16								-	-	-	---	--

2003	Tampa Bay	AL	35	Tb	MLB	1B	1	-	3	2	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	6.00
2003	Tampa Bay	AL	35	Tb	MLB	LF	8	7	62.2	19	0	0	19	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.73
2003	Tampa Bay	AL	35	Tb	MLB	RF	5	3	22	4	0	0	4	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.64
2003	Tampa Bay	AL	35	Tb	MLB	DH	57								-	-	-	---	--

Awards

[1961] - Ivy League All-Star 2B [1993] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #5)

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1992	*109,000		798,185	80
1993	109,000		815,723	80
1994	192,500		914,157	54
1995	375,000		831,504	35
1996	500,000		835,262	33
1997	2,266,667		996,990	17
1998	2,600,000		1,054,037	15
1999	2,700,000		1,222,537	16
2000	1,750,000		1,369,505	25
2001	5,000,000		1,609,512	12
2003	300,000		1,773,364	80

Career:	$15,902,167	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Once considered a top prospect for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Martin's place in history will be secured not by his five seasons with an OPS above 800, but because of two very bizarre stories which came to light in the later days of his career.
Just before the start of the 2000 season, Martin was arrested at the Padres spring training complex for bigamy. After missing some time for legal proceedings, he was dumped by the Padres to the Seattle Mariners.
Nearly a year later, it was discovered that, despite his rather vociferous claims of having been a member of the University of Southern California football team, he never once wore a Trojans' uniform off the baseball diamond.
His career ended quietly soon thereafter.

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