Ellis Valentine
1975–1985 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Montreal Expos, NLS, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
894G
.278AVG
.315OBP
.458SLG
More career statistics
881H
123HR
474RBI
59SB
3Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1978-07-07 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1978-07-14 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1976-08-18 | 1 in 96 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 | – | – |