John Valentin
1992–2002 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, New York Mets
1,105G
.279AVG
.360OBP
.454SLG
1,093H
124HR
558RBI
47SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,105 | 4,511 | 3,917 | 614 | 1,093 | 281 | 17 | 124 | 558 | 463 | 524 | 47 | 31 | 53 | 42 | 1,780 | .279 | .360 | .454 | .814 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1997-08-10 to 1997-08-25
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1996-06-06 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1995-06-02 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1995-08-01 | 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 | 564 | 2291 | 561 | 63 | 298 | 261 | 263 | .286 | .359 | .472 |
| Away | 541 | 2220 | 532 | 61 | 260 | 202 | 261 | .272 | .331 | .437 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 149 | 625 | 127 | 14 | 61 | 59 | 67 | .230 | .298 | .374 |
| May | 185 | 780 | 190 | 20 | 98 | 83 | 106 | .281 | .350 | .452 |
| June | 203 | 821 | 205 | 26 | 104 | 82 | 97 | .284 | .350 | .467 |
| July | 191 | 799 | 207 | 21 | 101 | 89 | 86 | .308 | .370 | .504 |
| August | 206 | 829 | 208 | 22 | 106 | 82 | 99 | .286 | .350 | .459 |
| September | 162 | 622 | 148 | 20 | 84 | 64 | 66 | .275 | .341 | .455 |
| October | 9 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .267 | .343 | .467 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 88 | 361 | 83 | 10 | 46 | 42 | 42 | .268 | .346 | .419 |
| athletics | 85 | 371 | 85 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 39 | .259 | .310 | .369 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 82 | 352 | 88 | 11 | 53 | 38 | 42 | .285 | .358 | .489 |
| cleveland-guardians | 82 | 338 | 88 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 33 | .293 | .349 | .453 |
| seattle-mariners | 81 | 360 | 90 | 14 | 42 | 47 | 43 | .301 | .381 | .525 |
| detroit-tigers | 81 | 342 | 99 | 11 | 52 | 36 | 32 | .338 | .395 | .529 |
| baltimore-orioles | 71 | 309 | 72 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 48 | .266 | .327 | .373 |
| minnesota-twins | 68 | 288 | 71 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 28 | .277 | .351 | .477 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 |  Boston Red Sox | 58 | 185 | 51 | 5 | 25 | 1 | .276 | – | – |
| 1993 | Boston Red Sox | 144 | 468 | 130 | 11 | 66 | 3 | .278 | – | – |
| 1994 | Boston Red Sox | 84 | 301 | 95 | 9 | 49 | 3 | .316 | – | – |
| 1995 | Boston Red Sox | 135 | 520 | 155 | 27 | 102 | 20 | .298 | – | – |
| 1996 | Boston Red Sox | 131 | 527 | 156 | 13 | 59 | 9 | .296 | – | – |
| 1997 | Boston Red Sox | 143 | 575 | 176 | 18 | 77 | 7 | .306 | – | – |
| 1998 | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 588 | 145 | 23 | 73 | 4 | .247 | – | – |
| 1999 | Boston Red Sox | 113 | 450 | 114 | 12 | 70 | – | .253 | – | – |
| 2000 | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 2001 | Boston Red Sox | 20 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 5 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 2002 |  New York Mets | 114 | 208 | 50 | 3 | 30 | – | .240 | – | – |