What years did Russell Martin play?

Russell Martin played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.

Was Russell Martin a pitcher?

No. Russell Martin was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 4 career games.

How many home runs did Russell Martin hit?

Russell Martin hit 191 career home runs with 1,416 hits.

What teams did Russell Martin play for?

Russell Martin played for 4 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2010, 2019), the New York Yankees (2011–2012), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2013–2014), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2015–2018).

Did Russell Martin win an MVP award?

No. Russell Martin did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Russell Martin win?

Russell Martin won the Gold Glove (2007) and the Silver Slugger award (2007). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.

What were Russell Martin's career stats?

In 1,693 games, Russell Martin had 1,416 hits, 191 home runs, 771 RBI, 803 runs, and 101 stolen bases, with a .248 batting average.

What was Russell Martin's salary?

Russell Martin's last recorded salary was $15,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $15,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $387,500, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.

What position did Russell Martin play?

Russell Martin played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Russell Martin and how much did he weigh?

Russell Martin was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 215 pounds.

How many home runs did Russell Martin hit each season?

Russell Martin's home runs by season: 10 in 2006, 19 in 2007, 13 in 2008, 7 in 2009, 5 in 2010, 18 in 2011, 21 in 2012, 15 in 2013, 11 in 2014, 23 in 2015, 20 in 2016, 13 in 2017, 10 in 2018, and 6 in 2019. His most in one season was 23, in 2015.

What was Russell Martin's career batting average?

Russell Martin batted .248 over his career, with 1,416 hits in 5,701 at bats.

How many RBI did Russell Martin have?

Russell Martin drove in 771 runs in his career.

Russell Martin

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2019)

Russell Martin was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019 for 4 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,693 career games, he hit .248 with 1,416 hits, 191 home runs, and 771 RBI. Russell Martin was a 4-time All-Star, a Gold Glove, and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,238.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .248

HR 191

RBI 771

H 1,416

OPS .746

PIV 4,238

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 215 lb
Born: 2/15/1983 in East York, ON, CAN
MLB Debut: 2006-05-05
Last Game: 2019-09-28
Awards: 4× All-Star · Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: Russell Nathan Coltrane Martin

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Career Batting Statistics

Russell Martin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,693	5,701	803	1,416	255	9	191	771	101	792	1,211	.248	.349	.397	.746	4,238

Career AVG .248 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .349 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.

Career SLG .397 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .746 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Russell Martin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	LAN	NL	121	415	65	117	26	4	10	65	10	45	57	.282	.269 (+5%)	.336 (+6%)	.431 (+1%)	.768 (+3%)	298.1
2007	LAN	NL	151	540	87	158	32	3	19	87	21	67	89	.293	.268 (+9%)	.335 (+11%)	.422 (+11%)	.758 (+11%)	1389.6
2008	LAN	NL	155	553	87	155	25	0	13	69	18	90	83	.280	.263 (+6%)	.333 (+15%)	.416 (-5%)	.749 (+4%)	905.6
2009	LAN	NL	143	505	63	126	19	0	7	53	11	69	80	.250	.262 (-5%)	.332 (+6%)	.417 (-21%)	.750 (-9%)	-517.7
2010	LAN	NL	97	331	45	82	13	0	5	26	6	48	61	.248	.257 (-4%)	.325 (+7%)	.402 (-18%)	.728 (-7%)	-208.3
2011	NYA	AL	125	417	57	99	17	0	18	65	8	50	81	.237	.255 (-7%)	.320 (+1%)	.399 (+2%)	.719 (+2%)	211.4
2012	NYA	AL	133	422	50	89	18	0	21	53	6	53	95	.211	.254 (-17%)	.318 (-3%)	.405 (-1%)	.724 (-2%)	-20.1
2013	PIT	NL	127	438	51	99	21	0	15	55	9	58	108	.226	.253 (-11%)	.317 (+3%)	.396 (-5%)	.714 (-1%)	40.9
2014	PIT	NL	111	379	45	110	20	0	11	67	4	59	78	.290	.251 (+16%)	.313 (+28%)	.386 (+11%)	.700 (+19%)	1701.6
2015	TOR	AL	129	441	76	106	23	2	23	77	4	53	106	.240	.254 (-6%)	.316 (+4%)	.404 (+13%)	.721 (+9%)	821.3
2016	TOR	AL	137	455	62	105	16	0	20	74	2	64	148	.231	.255 (-10%)	.321 (+4%)	.417 (-5%)	.738 (-1%)	97.1
2017	TOR	AL	91	307	49	68	12	0	13	35	1	50	83	.221	.254 (-13%)	.324 (+6%)	.425 (-9%)	.750 (-3%)	21.1
2018	TOR	AL	90	289	37	56	8	0	10	25	0	56	82	.194	.247 (-22%)	.318 (+6%)	.409 (-21%)	.727 (-9%)	-200.7
2019	LAN	NL	83	209	29	46	5	0	6	20	1	30	60	.220	.252 (-13%)	.322 (+5%)	.434 (-24%)	.757 (-12%)	-301.6
Career · 14 seasons			1,693	5,701	803	1,416	255	9	191	771	101	792	1,211	.248	—	—	—	—	4,238

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Russell Martin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	0	0	2	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Russell Martin — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	LAN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	0	2	0.00	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Russell Martin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
58	199	24	38	9	0	6	22	25	54	.191

Playoff Batting by Year

Russell Martin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2019	NLDS1	LAN	1	4	2	2	1	1	4	1	2	.500
2016	ALCS	TOR	5	17	0	2	0	0	0	1	9	.118
2016	ALDS1	TOR	3	12	2	1	0	1	1	2	5	.083
2016	ALWC	TOR	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2015	ALCS	TOR	4	11	1	1	0	0	0	3	5	.091
2015	ALDS2	TOR	4	15	2	3	2	0	1	1	3	.200
2014	NLWC	PIT	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
2013	NLDS1	PIT	5	13	0	2	0	0	4	3	5	.154
2013	NLWC	PIT	1	4	2	3	0	2	2	0	0	.750
2012	ALCS	NYA	4	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	.143
2012	ALDS1	NYA	5	17	2	3	1	1	1	3	2	.176
2011	ALDS1	NYA	5	17	3	3	1	0	0	2	4	.176
2009	NLCS	LAN	5	16	2	4	1	0	2	1	3	.250
2009	NLDS1	LAN	3	9	0	1	0	0	1	3	1	.111
2008	NLCS	LAN	5	17	3	2	0	0	1	3	7	.118
2008	NLDS1	LAN	3	13	2	4	3	1	5	1	3	.308
2006	NLDS1	LAN	3	12	2	4	0	0	0	1	2	.333

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Russell Martin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	851	2772	405	700	92	398	.253
Away	842	2929	398	716	99	373	.244

Pitching — Home / Away

Russell Martin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Away	3	3.0	2	0	0	2	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Russell Martin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2019-09-28	LAD	SFG	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-25	LAD	SDP	W	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
2019-09-21	LAD	COL	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
2019-09-18	LAD	TBR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-14	LAD	NYN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-12	LAD	BAL	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
2019-09-08	LAD	SFG	W	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-06	LAD	SFG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-09-03	LAD	COL	W	2	1	1	0	1	3	1	1
2019-09-01	LAD	AZ	W	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	2

Last 4 Games — Pitching

Russell Martin — Last 4 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	SO
2019-08-27	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	1	1
2019-08-13	LAD	MIA	—	1.0	1	0
2019-06-26	LAD	AZ	—	1.0	0	1
2019-03-30	LAD	AZ	—	1.0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Russell Martin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	4	0	1	2	0	0
3B	57	35	22	85	6	7
C	1579	1507	11612	941	89	78
OF	2	2	3	0	0	0
P	4	0	0	0	0	0
SS	3	1	1	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Russell Martin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	LAN	C	117	114	788	62	6	8
2007	LAN	C	145	143	1065	85	14	11
2008	LAN	3B	11	8	2	21	3	3
2008	LAN	C	149	138	1042	65	11	8
2009	LAN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009	LAN	C	137	133	1039	87	7	9
2010	LAN	C	93	89	681	59	10	2
2011	NYA	2B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2011	NYA	3B	3	0	0	1	1	0
2011	NYA	C	125	118	866	96	10	8
2012	NYA	C	128	116	924	61	6	3
2013	PIT	3B	3	2	3	3	0	0
2013	PIT	C	120	117	885	103	2	6
2013	PIT	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
2014	PIT	C	107	106	785	90	5	7
2015	TOR	2B	2	0	0	1	0	0
2015	TOR	C	117	113	799	70	4	6
2016	TOR	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
2016	TOR	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
2016	TOR	C	127	119	989	55	4	3
2017	TOR	3B	10	9	5	16	0	1
2017	TOR	C	83	78	646	41	3	3
2018	TOR	3B	21	16	11	36	2	2
2018	TOR	C	71	71	591	38	5	4
2018	TOR	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
2018	TOR	SS	3	1	1	1	0	0
2019	LAN	3B	7	0	1	7	0	1
2019	LAN	C	60	52	512	29	2	0
2019	LAN	P	4	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Russell Martin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	4
Catcher	1579
Second Base	4
Third Base	57
Shortstop	3
Left Field	1
Right Field	1
Designated Hitter	23

Awards & Honors

Russell Martin — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-04-28
2007	Gold Glove	C
2007	Silver Slugger	C
2007	TSN All-Star	C

Salary History

Russell Martin's recorded salaries total $59,337,500 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Martin's career ran from 2006 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006.

Russell Martin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TOR	AL	$15,000,000
2015	TOR	AL	$7,000,000
2014	PIT	NL	$8,500,000
2013	PIT	NL	$7,500,000
2012	NYA	AL	$7,500,000
2011	NYA	AL	$4,000,000
2010	LAN	NL	$5,050,000
2009	LAN	NL	$3,900,000
2008	LAN	NL	$500,000
2007	LAN	NL	$387,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$59,337,500

College History

Russell Martin — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Chipola College	Marianna	FL	2001, 2002

Award Voting History

Russell Martin — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2015	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	2.0	420
2014	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	21.0	420
2013	Most Valuable Player	NL	24th	1.0	420
2006	Rookie of the Year	NL	9th	1.0	160

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Russell Martin: the record in brief

Russell Martin's major league career runs from a debut on May 5, 2006 to a final game on September 28, 2019. Club by club, the record runs the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006 through 2019), the New York Yankees (2011 through 2012), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2013 through 2014), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2015 to 2018). At 5'10" and 215 pounds, Martin is listed as a catcher. The bio says Martin threw and hit right-handed. Martin was born on February 15, 1983, in East York, ON, CAN. Martin's full given name, per the bio, is Russell Nathan Coltrane Martin.

Martin's career batting table shows 1,693 games, 5,701 at bats and 1,416 hits, a .248 average, adding 191 homers, 771 RBI, and 101 stolen bases. Martin got on base at a .349 rate and slugged .397 (.746 OPS). The .248 career average is close to the .257 the league hit across the same seasons. No season beat the 23 home runs Martin hit in 2015.

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell Martin

What years did Russell Martin play?: Russell Martin played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.
Was Russell Martin a pitcher?: No. Russell Martin was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 4 career games.
How many home runs did Russell Martin hit?: Russell Martin hit 191 career home runs with 1,416 hits.
What teams did Russell Martin play for?: Russell Martin played for 4 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2010, 2019), the New York Yankees (2011–2012), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2013–2014), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2015–2018).
Did Russell Martin win an MVP award?: No. Russell Martin did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Russell Martin win?: Russell Martin won the Gold Glove (2007) and the Silver Slugger award (2007). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Russell Martin's career stats?: In 1,693 games, Russell Martin had 1,416 hits, 191 home runs, 771 RBI, 803 runs, and 101 stolen bases, with a .248 batting average.
How much did Russell Martin earn in his career?: Russell Martin's recorded salaries total $59,337,500 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Martin's career ran from 2006 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006.
What was Russell Martin's salary?: Russell Martin's last recorded salary was $15,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $15,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $387,500, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.
What position did Russell Martin play?: Russell Martin played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Russell Martin and how much did he weigh?: Russell Martin was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 215 pounds.
How many home runs did Russell Martin hit each season?: Russell Martin's home runs by season: 10 in 2006, 19 in 2007, 13 in 2008, 7 in 2009, 5 in 2010, 18 in 2011, 21 in 2012, 15 in 2013, 11 in 2014, 23 in 2015, 20 in 2016, 13 in 2017, 10 in 2018, and 6 in 2019. His most in one season was 23, in 2015.
What was Russell Martin's career batting average?: Russell Martin batted .248 over his career, with 1,416 hits in 5,701 at bats.
How many RBI did Russell Martin have?: Russell Martin drove in 771 runs in his career.