Bobby Valentine
1969–1979 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners
639G
.260AVG
.315OBP
.326SLG
More career statistics
441H
12HR
157RBI
27SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 639 | 1,909 | 1,698 | 176 | 441 | 59 | 9 | 12 | 157 | 140 | 134 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 27 | 554 | .260 | .315 | .326 | .641 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1973-04-08 to 1973-04-23
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1972-08-08 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1974-05-29 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1973-04-21 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 323 | 930 | 193 | 4 | 59 | 65 | 63 | .233 | .277 | .288 |
| Away | 316 | 979 | 248 | 8 | 98 | 75 | 71 | .286 | .330 | .363 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 85 | 228 | 60 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 18 | .296 | .329 | .394 |
| May | 115 | 379 | 92 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 38 | .266 | .298 | .344 |
| June | 102 | 275 | 57 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 22 | .228 | .280 | .320 |
| July | 100 | 281 | 55 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 20 | .217 | .263 | .261 |
| August | 125 | 397 | 97 | 1 | 34 | 32 | 21 | .283 | .325 | .324 |
| September | 108 | 335 | 77 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 15 | .264 | .322 | .325 |
| October | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .357 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 43 | 132 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | .248 | .295 | .342 |
| san-diego-padres | 42 | 108 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | .255 | .269 | .286 |
| cincinnati-reds | 40 | 108 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | .190 | .241 | .210 |
| atlanta-braves | 39 | 114 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | .218 | .272 | .287 |
| houston-astros | 37 | 116 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | .248 | .293 | .343 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 37 | 100 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | .333 | .360 | .452 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 31 | 87 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | .190 | .230 | .228 |
| montreal-expos | 31 | 99 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | .329 | .394 | .388 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1971 | 101 | 281 | 70 | 1 | 25 | 5 | .249 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 119 | 391 | 107 | 3 | 32 | 5 | .274 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 32 | 126 | 38 | 1 | 13 | 6 | .302 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 117 | 371 | 97 | 3 | 39 | 8 | .261 | – | – | |
| 1975 | California Angels, San Diego Padres | 33 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1976 | 15 | 49 | 18 | – | 4 | – | .367 | – | – | |
| 1977 | New York Mets, San Diego Padres | 86 | 150 | 23 | 2 | 13 | – | .153 | – | – |
| 1978 | 69 | 160 | 43 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .269 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 62 | 98 | 27 | – | 7 | 1 | .276 | – | – |