Fred Valentine
1959–1968 · bats B / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators (1961-71)
533G
.247AVG
.330OBP
.373SLG
More career statistics
360H
36HR
138RBI
47SB
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,659 | 1,660 |
| Batting · Walks | 156 | 157 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 533 | 1,659 | 1,458 | 180 | 360 | 56 | 10 | 36 | 138 | 156 | 228 | 47 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 544 | .247 | .330 | .373 | .703 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1966-07-04 to 1966-07-15
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1966-07-27 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1966-05-10 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1966-06-08 | 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 | 274 | 833 | 172 | 15 | 66 | 81 | 121 | .236 | .304 | .353 |
| Away | 259 | 827 | 188 | 21 | 72 | 76 | 107 | .258 | .319 | .394 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 43 | 148 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 18 | .190 | .291 | .349 |
| May | 98 | 307 | 69 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 41 | .252 | .303 | .398 |
| June | 103 | 321 | 64 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 36 | .229 | .305 | .358 |
| July | 101 | 334 | 90 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 52 | .300 | .353 | .430 |
| August | 91 | 279 | 54 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 41 | .227 | .297 | .353 |
| September | 93 | 264 | 59 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 39 | .251 | .307 | .332 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 62 | 188 | 41 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 24 | .248 | .293 | .388 |
| cleveland-guardians | 61 | 213 | 51 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 34 | .263 | .315 | .345 |
| chicago-white-sox | 58 | 180 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 21 | .237 | .322 | .346 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 57 | 182 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 23 | .219 | .297 | .325 |
| boston-red-sox | 56 | 163 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 25 | .283 | .331 | .400 |
| detroit-tigers | 55 | 186 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 31 | .182 | .285 | .279 |
| new-york-yankees | 54 | 148 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 28 | .216 | .243 | .353 |
| baltimore-orioles | 53 | 174 | 42 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 20 | .269 | .339 | .423 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 19 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .316 | – | – |
| 1963 | Baltimore Orioles | 26 | 41 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 102 | 212 | 48 | 4 | 20 | 4 | .226 | – | – |
| 1965 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 12 | 29 | 7 | – | 1 | 3 | .241 | – | – |
| 1966 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 146 | 508 | 140 | 16 | 59 | 22 | .276 | – | – |
| 1967 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 151 | 457 | 107 | 11 | 44 | 17 | .234 | – | – |
| 1968 | Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 84 | 192 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .214 | – | – |