Russell Martin

Silver Slugger Award 2007
All-Star Selection 2007-2008

Full Name: Russell Nathan Jeanson Coltrane Martin, Jr.
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 5-10 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: Feb 15, 1983 in East York, Ontario, Canada
College: Chipola (Florida) Junior College
Major League Debut: May 5, 2006

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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
  BATTING
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K Avg OBP SLG OPS
2006 LAN 121 415 65 117 26 4 10 65 45 57 0.282 0.355 0.436 0.792
2007 LAN 151 540 87 158 32 3 19 87 67 89 0.293 0.374 0.469 0.843
2008 LAN 155 553 87 155 25 0 13 69 90 83 0.280 0.385 0.396 0.781
  G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K Avg OBP SLG OPS
Totals 427 1508 239 430 83 7 42 221 202 229 0.285 0.373 0.433 0.806
    BATTING BASERUNNING    
Year Team HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
2006 LAN 4 17 181 8 1 3 10 5 0.67 41.5 7.28
2007 LAN 7 16 253 1 0 6 21 9 0.70 28.42 6.07
2008 LAN 5 16 219 8 0 2 18 6 0.75 42.54 6.66
  HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
Totals   16 49 653 17 1 11 49 20 0.71 35.90 6.59
CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year Team POS G PO A E DP FPCT INN PB SBc CSc CS% PkO
2006 LAN DH 1                      
2006 LAN C 117 789 61 6 8 0.993 1015.0 5 71 32 0.311 0
2007 LAN DH 2                      
2007 LAN C 145 1065 85 14 11 0.988 1254.0 5 82 41 0.333 4
2008 LAN DH 1                      
2008 LAN C 149 1042 65 11 8 0.990 1238.0 6 70 23 0.247  
2008 LAN 3B 11 2 21 3 3 0.885            
  POS G PO A E DP FPCT INN PB SBc CSc CS% PkO
Totals     426 2898 232 34 30 0.989 3507.0 16 223 96 0.30 4
POST SEASON BATTING
  BATTING
Year Team Playoff G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K Avg
2006 LAN NLDS1 3 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.333
2008 LAN NLDS1 3 13 2 4 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 3 0.308
2008 LAN NLCS 5 17 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 0.118
  G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K Avg
Totals 11 42 7 10 3 0 1 6 1 0 5 12 0.238
POST SEASON FIELDING
Year Team Playoff Pos G PO A E FPCT INN PB SBc CSc CS%
2006 LAN NLDS1 C 3 24 2 0 1.000 25.0 0 2 1 0.33
2008 LAN NLCS C 5 36 4 0 1.000 43.0 0 2 2 0.50
2008 LAN NLDS1 C 3 24 0 0 1.000 27.0 0 1 0 0.00
  Pos G PO A E FPCT INN PB SBc CSc CS%
Totals   11 84 6 0 1.000 95.0 0 5 3 0.38


In 2002, Martin was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round. Martin was originally a third baseman before switching to catcher after a scout saw him playing for the Gulf Coast Dodgers in Rookie Ball and thought he showed more promise in that position. Martin was a Florida State League All-Star catcher while with the Vero Beach Dodgers in 2004 and Baseball America 2nd Team Minor League All-Star and Southern League All-Star while with the Jacksonville Suns in 2005.

In May 2006 he was promoted to the Dodgers' Major League Roster and became their starting catcher in 2007. He had a fantastic 2007 season, his second year, winning the Silver Slugger Award and selection to the N.L. All-Star squad. He finished the 2007 season with 19 homeruns and 21 stolen bases. The latter set a Dodger seasonal record for a catcher, breaking Johnny Roseboro's old record of 12, set in 1962. Russell followed up in 2008 stealing 18 more bases which also placed him second on the Dodger's all-time catcher seasonal SB list.


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