John Milner
1971–1982 · bats L / throws L · Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,215G
.249AVG
.344OBP
.413SLG
More career statistics
855H
131HR
498RBI
31SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,215 | 3,985 | 3,436 | 455 | 855 | 140 | 16 | 131 | 498 | 504 | 473 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 28 | 1,420 | .249 | .344 | .413 | .757 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1976-04-11 to 1976-05-16
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1981-08-15 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1972-09-08 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1976-09-27 | 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 | 580 | 1797 | 384 | 58 | 211 | 239 | 216 | .250 | .347 | .410 |
| Away | 635 | 2188 | 471 | 73 | 287 | 265 | 257 | .248 | .336 | .416 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 124 | 404 | 99 | 16 | 70 | 61 | 39 | .294 | .396 | .490 |
| May | 191 | 579 | 113 | 21 | 71 | 60 | 66 | .220 | .299 | .386 |
| June | 214 | 702 | 161 | 26 | 80 | 80 | 94 | .261 | .343 | .438 |
| July | 199 | 698 | 151 | 22 | 88 | 82 | 89 | .250 | .334 | .412 |
| August | 239 | 809 | 170 | 30 | 109 | 113 | 92 | .247 | .350 | .434 |
| September | 228 | 731 | 150 | 16 | 77 | 103 | 83 | .241 | .346 | .363 |
| October | 20 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .196 | .258 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 145 | 493 | 109 | 20 | 75 | 73 | 54 | .264 | .369 | .470 |
| chicago-cubs | 143 | 465 | 111 | 15 | 67 | 52 | 58 | .273 | .351 | .433 |
| montreal-expos | 136 | 430 | 84 | 11 | 65 | 60 | 57 | .228 | .335 | .345 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 124 | 402 | 94 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 45 | .272 | .368 | .470 |
| cincinnati-reds | 102 | 355 | 90 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 39 | .288 | .358 | .481 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 88 | 289 | 55 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 36 | .217 | .304 | .336 |
| san-diego-padres | 87 | 263 | 55 | 5 | 30 | 33 | 21 | .240 | .335 | .341 |
| atlanta-braves | 84 | 296 | 57 | 12 | 36 | 31 | 45 | .216 | .297 | .383 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9 | 18 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .167 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 117 | 362 | 86 | 17 | 38 | 2 | .238 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 129 | 451 | 108 | 23 | 72 | 1 | .239 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 137 | 507 | 128 | 20 | 63 | 10 | .252 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 91 | 220 | 42 | 7 | 29 | 1 | .191 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 127 | 443 | 120 | 15 | 78 | – | .271 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 131 | 388 | 99 | 12 | 57 | 6 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 108 | 295 | 80 | 6 | 38 | 5 | .271 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 128 | 326 | 90 | 16 | 60 | 3 | .276 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 114 | 238 | 58 | 8 | 34 | 2 | .244 | – | – | |
| 1981 | Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 135 | 32 | 5 | 18 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1982 | Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates | 59 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .170 | – | – |