John Valentin
1992–2002 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, New York Mets
1,105G
.279AVG
.360OBP
.454SLG
More career statistics
1,093H
124HR
558RBI
47SB
6Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,105 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Homer, Triple, Double, Steal | 1995-06-13 | 1 in 4,385 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1996-06-06 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1995-06-02 | 1 in 450 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 | – | – |