Joel Youngblood
1976–1989 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, NLS, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,408G
.265AVG
.329OBP
.392SLG
More career statistics
969H
80HR
422RBI
60SB
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,408 | 4,078 | 3,659 | 453 | 969 | 180 | 23 | 80 | 422 | 332 | 589 | 60 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 1,435 | .265 | .329 | .392 | .721 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1980-07-23 to 1980-08-07
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1978-08-09 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1984-08-07 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1983-08-26 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 701 | 2016 | 478 | 37 | 204 | 166 | 291 | .263 | .319 | .386 |
| Away | 707 | 2062 | 491 | 43 | 218 | 166 | 298 | .267 | .319 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 177 | 431 | 100 | 6 | 50 | 42 | 64 | .263 | .329 | .368 |
| May | 229 | 679 | 170 | 15 | 66 | 47 | 95 | .276 | .320 | .426 |
| June | 243 | 697 | 167 | 20 | 73 | 59 | 103 | .268 | .324 | .408 |
| July | 246 | 705 | 171 | 15 | 84 | 66 | 90 | .274 | .336 | .417 |
| August | 283 | 904 | 211 | 14 | 85 | 62 | 121 | .257 | .302 | .369 |
| September | 216 | 621 | 140 | 10 | 61 | 54 | 108 | .252 | .312 | .362 |
| October | 14 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .256 | .293 | .385 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 143 | 433 | 106 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 81 | .268 | .314 | .370 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 131 | 369 | 87 | 9 | 57 | 29 | 67 | .259 | .314 | .393 |
| san-diego-padres | 130 | 364 | 102 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 42 | .315 | .365 | .475 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 129 | 392 | 88 | 3 | 37 | 36 | 48 | .254 | .316 | .344 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 127 | 407 | 103 | 8 | 35 | 42 | 58 | .289 | .356 | .410 |
| chicago-cubs | 125 | 360 | 96 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 60 | .298 | .347 | .460 |
| houston-astros | 123 | 347 | 74 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 40 | .238 | .288 | .363 |
| atlanta-braves | 122 | 365 | 80 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 51 | .242 | .290 | .375 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 57 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | .193 | – | – |
| 1977 | New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 209 | 51 | – | 12 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1978 |  New York Mets | 113 | 266 | 67 | 7 | 30 | 4 | .252 | – | – |
| 1979 | New York Mets | 158 | 590 | 162 | 16 | 60 | 18 | .275 | – | – |
| 1980 | New York Mets | 146 | 514 | 142 | 8 | 69 | 14 | .276 | – | – |
| 1981 | New York Mets | 43 | 143 | 50 | 4 | 25 | 2 | .350 | – | – |
| 1982 | Montreal Expos, New York Mets | 120 | 292 | 70 | 3 | 29 | 2 | .240 | – | – |
| 1983 |  San Francisco Giants | 124 | 373 | 109 | 17 | 53 | 7 | .292 | – | – |
| 1984 | San Francisco Giants | 134 | 469 | 119 | 10 | 51 | 5 | .254 | – | – |
| 1985 | San Francisco Giants | 95 | 230 | 62 | 4 | 24 | 3 | .270 | – | – |
| 1986 | San Francisco Giants | 97 | 184 | 47 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1987 | San Francisco Giants | 69 | 91 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .253 | – | – |
| 1988 | San Francisco Giants | 83 | 123 | 31 | – | 16 | 1 | .252 | – | – |
| 1989 | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 118 | 25 | 3 | 13 | – | .212 | – | – |