
John Dale Martin (born January 2, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.
Martin is described as "a strike-thrower with a below average fastball who lives off of his changeup." His "fastball clocks in the high-80s, at best, but he locates it well while mixing in a cutter and changeup."
Professional career
Cleveland Indians
Martin was a first round pick by the Cleveland Indians in the 2001 Major League Baseball draft and played for the Indians' organization for eight years. He suffered injuries, and in 2005 he underwent Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the second half of '05 and first half of 2006. In 2008, he spent his last season in the Indians organization with their Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons.
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2009-2010 |
2014 |


| Positions Played | MLB | 2011 | /1H |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2011 | 2 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2011 | 1 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2011 | 3 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2011 | -29 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2011 | .182 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2011 | 11 |
| OPS | MLB | 2011 | .417 |
| SLG | MLB | 2011 | .250 |
| OBP | MLB | 2011 | .167 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2011 | .167 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2011 | 4 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2011 | 1 |
| Hits | MLB | 2011 | 2 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2011 | 0 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2011 | 12 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2011 | 14 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2011 | 8 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2011 | 0.0 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 2010 | /1H |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2010 | 2 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 2010 | 1 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 2010 | 3 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 2010 | -29 |
| rOBA | MLB | 2010 | .182 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 2010 | 11 |
| OPS | MLB | 2010 | .417 |
| SLG | MLB | 2010 | .250 |
| OBP | MLB | 2010 | .167 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2010 | .167 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 2010 | 4 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 2010 | 1 |
| Hits | MLB | 2010 | 2 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 2010 | 0 |
| At Bats | MLB | 2010 | 12 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2010 | 14 |
| Games Played | MLB | 2010 | 8 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2010 | 0.0 |