Ellis Valentine
1975–1985 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Montreal Expos, NLS, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
894G
.278AVG
.315OBP
.458SLG
881H
123HR
474RBI
59SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 894 | 3,392 | 3,166 | 380 | 881 | 169 | 15 | 123 | 474 | 180 | 462 | 59 | 37 | 7 | 34 | 1,449 | .278 | .315 | .458 | .773 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1978-07-03 to 1978-07-18
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1980-05-13 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1976-08-18 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1979-05-27 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 442 | 1665 | 444 | 58 | 238 | 85 | 235 | .285 | .318 | .468 |
| Away | 452 | 1727 | 437 | 65 | 236 | 95 | 227 | .272 | .308 | .448 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 103 | 392 | 95 | 16 | 57 | 18 | 50 | .257 | .288 | .422 |
| May | 152 | 559 | 146 | 16 | 83 | 37 | 67 | .285 | .327 | .447 |
| June | 113 | 433 | 114 | 18 | 62 | 19 | 53 | .280 | .307 | .472 |
| July | 164 | 658 | 179 | 32 | 105 | 33 | 92 | .290 | .322 | .516 |
| August | 174 | 674 | 169 | 18 | 76 | 41 | 108 | .271 | .312 | .420 |
| September | 178 | 640 | 172 | 23 | 91 | 31 | 87 | .287 | .317 | .475 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .171 | .194 | .171 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 101 | 373 | 106 | 13 | 58 | 14 | 58 | .295 | .322 | .465 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 91 | 336 | 77 | 9 | 34 | 18 | 50 | .245 | .283 | .395 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 83 | 323 | 94 | 14 | 51 | 15 | 45 | .308 | .337 | .531 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 78 | 289 | 60 | 7 | 49 | 16 | 34 | .229 | .263 | .359 |
| new-york-mets | 74 | 308 | 87 | 14 | 45 | 24 | 33 | .313 | .360 | .532 |
| cincinnati-reds | 66 | 248 | 62 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 36 | .267 | .298 | .496 |
| atlanta-braves | 63 | 260 | 81 | 13 | 43 | 16 | 27 | .338 | .373 | .583 |
| houston-astros | 62 | 251 | 68 | 6 | 33 | 12 | 37 | .289 | .319 | .417 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  Montreal Expos | 12 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 3 | – | .364 | – | – |
| 1976 | Montreal Expos | 94 | 305 | 85 | 7 | 39 | 14 | .279 | – | – |
| 1977 | Montreal Expos | 127 | 508 | 149 | 25 | 76 | 13 | .293 | – | – |
| 1978 | Montreal Expos | 151 | 570 | 165 | 25 | 76 | 13 | .289 | – | – |
| 1979 | Montreal Expos | 146 | 548 | 151 | 21 | 82 | 11 | .276 | – | – |
| 1980 | Montreal Expos | 86 | 311 | 98 | 13 | 67 | 5 | .315 | – | – |
| 1981 | Montreal Expos, New York Mets | 70 | 245 | 51 | 8 | 36 | – | .208 | – | – |
| 1982 |  New York Mets | 111 | 337 | 97 | 8 | 48 | 1 | .288 | – | – |
| 1983 |  California Angels | 86 | 271 | 65 | 13 | 43 | 2 | .240 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Texas Rangers | 11 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 4 | – | .211 | – | – |