What years did Speed Martin play?

Speed Martin played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1922.

Was Speed Martin a pitcher?

Yes. Speed Martin pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 207 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Speed Martin hit?

Speed Martin hit 1 career home runs with 35 hits.

Speed Martin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1917-1922)

W–L 29–42

ERA 3.78

WHIP 1.41

SO 207

Pitcher PIV 396.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 165 lb
Born: 9/15/1893 in Wawawai, WA, USA
Died: 6/14/1983 in Lemon Grove, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1917-07-05
Last Game: 1922-04-17

Full name: Elwood Good Martin

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	42	126	63	30	4	6	592.3	645	249	16	191	207	3.78	396.8

Career ERA 3.78 vs. league average 3.43 across their career seasons — 10.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1917	SLA	AL	0	2	9	2	0	0	0	15.7	20	10	5	5	5.74	2.69 (-114%)	35.2
1918	CHN	NL	5	2	9	5	4	1	1	53.7	47	11	14	16	1.84	2.83 (+35%)	399.3
1919	CHN	NL	8	8	35	14	7	2	2	163.7	158	45	52	54	2.47	3.09 (+20%)	229.1
1920	CHN	NL	4	15	35	13	6	0	2	136.0	165	73	50	44	4.83	3.45 (-40%)	-58.8
1921	CHN	NL	11	15	37	28	13	1	1	217.3	245	105	68	86	4.35	4.02 (-8%)	-208.0
1922	CHN	NL	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	5	2	2	7.50	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			29	42	126	63	30	4	6	592.1	645	249	191	207	3.78	—	397

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 Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
127	180	10	35	7	1	1	12	2	6	44	.194	.220	.261	.482	-312

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 28.0% below league average.

Career OBP .220 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 33.4% below league average.

Career SLG .261 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — 28.0% below league average.

Career OPS .482 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 30.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1917	SLA	AL	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	CHN	NL	9	16	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	CHN	NL	35	44	3	8	1	0	0	2	0	1	15	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	CHN	NL	35	44	5	7	1	0	1	4	1	3	10	.159	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	CHN	NL	37	73	2	17	4	1	0	6	1	1	16	.233	.286 (-19%)	.344 (-29%)	.395 (-20%)	.739 (-25%)	-312.0
1922	CHN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			127	180	10	35	7	1	1	12	2	6	44	.194	—	—	—	—	-312

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	63	91	5	17	0	5	.187
Away	64	89	5	18	1	5	.202

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	63	310.2	339	125	107	116	3.62
Away	63	280.1	299	120	85	95	3.85

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1922-04-17	CHC	STL	W	1	0	0	1	1
1921-10-01	CHC	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1921-09-28	CHC	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	1
1921-09-25	CHC	BSN	W	1	0	0	0	0
1921-09-21	CHC	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0
1921-09-04	CHC	STL	W	4	0	1	0	0
1921-08-30	CHC	NY1	L	3	0	0	0	1
1921-08-26	CHC	BRO	W	5	1	2	0	2
1921-08-20	CHC	PHI	W	3	0	0	0	1
1921-08-18	CHC	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1922-04-17	CHC	STL	W	6.0	10	5	5	2	2	0
1921-10-01	CHC	CIN	—	3.0	6	2	2	0	1	0
1921-09-28	CHC	CIN	W	5.0	4	0	0	0	2	0
1921-09-25	CHC	BSN	—	4.0	5	5	4	3	3	1
1921-09-21	CHC	NY1	—	2.0	7	4	4	1	0	0
1921-09-04	CHC	STL	W	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	0
1921-08-30	CHC	NY1	L	7.2	7	5	5	2	2	2
1921-08-26	CHC	BRO	W	9.0	7	3	3	3	7	1
1921-08-20	CHC	PHI	W	9.0	6	2	2	1	6	0
1921-08-18	CHC	BSN	L	0.1	4	7	2	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	126	0	31	191	10	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1917	SLA	P	9	3	11	1	0
1918	CHN	P	9	4	18	1	1
1919	CHN	P	35	9	53	3	3
1920	CHN	P	35	6	44	4	1
1921	CHN	P	37	9	65	1	1
1922	CHN	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	126

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Frequently Asked Questions about Speed Martin

What years did Speed Martin play?: Speed Martin played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1922.
Was Speed Martin a pitcher?: Yes. Speed Martin pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 207 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Speed Martin hit?: Speed Martin hit 1 career home runs with 35 hits.