Elmer Valo
1940–1961 · bats L / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
1,806G
.282AVG
.398OBP
.391SLG
1,420H
58HR
601RBI
111SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,806 | 6,091 | 5,028 | 768 | 1,420 | 228 | 73 | 58 | 601 | 943 | 285 | 111 | 85 | 38 | 17 | 1,968 | .282 | .398 | .391 | .789 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1946-08-22 to 1946-09-02
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1950-08-02 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1955-07-30 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1949-05-01 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 946 | 3182 | 776 | 23 | 353 | 488 | 142 | .295 | .397 | .400 |
| Away | 860 | 2909 | 644 | 35 | 248 | 455 | 143 | .269 | .378 | .382 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 132 | 415 | 93 | 4 | 37 | 58 | 28 | .266 | .364 | .380 |
| May | 317 | 1087 | 221 | 8 | 105 | 176 | 46 | .251 | .365 | .351 |
| June | 317 | 1088 | 247 | 18 | 121 | 190 | 63 | .282 | .402 | .419 |
| July | 372 | 1256 | 309 | 12 | 116 | 186 | 56 | .296 | .394 | .408 |
| August | 344 | 1152 | 288 | 8 | 116 | 160 | 52 | .296 | .389 | .388 |
| September | 318 | 1073 | 260 | 8 | 106 | 168 | 40 | .292 | .399 | .396 |
| October | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .133 | .350 | .133 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 221 | 736 | 157 | 5 | 65 | 110 | 45 | .255 | .363 | .351 |
| cleveland-guardians | 216 | 780 | 178 | 9 | 71 | 138 | 47 | .282 | .405 | .385 |
| boston-red-sox | 212 | 760 | 191 | 3 | 71 | 112 | 38 | .300 | .399 | .396 |
| detroit-tigers | 211 | 752 | 176 | 11 | 77 | 108 | 35 | .281 | .378 | .409 |
| chicago-white-sox | 205 | 735 | 168 | 4 | 73 | 126 | 17 | .284 | .400 | .405 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 203 | 779 | 196 | 9 | 85 | 120 | 20 | .306 | .406 | .422 |
| st-louis-browns | 164 | 686 | 154 | 6 | 50 | 100 | 21 | .271 | .370 | .364 |
| baltimore-orioles | 56 | 138 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 5 | .337 | .486 | .455 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 6 | 23 | 8 | – | – | 2 | .348 | – | – |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 50 | 21 | 2 | 8 | – | .420 | – | – |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics | 133 | 459 | 115 | 2 | 40 | 14 | .251 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics | 77 | 249 | 55 | 3 | 18 | 2 | .221 | – | – |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics | 108 | 348 | 107 | 1 | 29 | 9 | .307 | – | – |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics | 112 | 370 | 111 | 5 | 36 | 11 | .300 | – | – |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics | 113 | 383 | 117 | 3 | 46 | 10 | .305 | – | – |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics | 150 | 546 | 155 | 5 | 85 | 15 | .284 | – | – |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | 129 | 446 | 125 | 10 | 46 | 12 | .280 | – | – |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 123 | 444 | 134 | 7 | 55 | 10 | .302 | – | – |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 129 | 388 | 109 | 5 | 47 | 12 | .281 | – | – |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics | 50 | 85 | 19 | – | 9 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 224 | 48 | 1 | 33 | 2 | .214 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Kansas City Athletics | 112 | 283 | 103 | 3 | 37 | 5 | .364 | – | – |
| 1956 | Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies | 107 | 300 | 86 | 5 | 39 | 7 | .287 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 161 | 44 | 4 | 26 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 65 | 101 | 25 | 1 | 14 | – | .248 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Cleveland Guardians | 34 | 24 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .292 | – | – |
| 1960 | New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 84 | 69 | 18 | – | 16 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1961 | Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 75 | 13 | 1 | 12 | – | .173 | – | – |