Juan Samuel
1983–1998 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays
1,720G
.259AVG
.315OBP
.420SLG
More career statistics
1,578H
161HR
703RBI
396SB
8Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,720 | 6,664 | 6,081 | 873 | 1,578 | 287 | 102 | 161 | 703 | 440 | 1,442 | 396 | 143 | 74 | 42 | 2,552 | .259 | .315 | .420 | .735 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1988-05-26 to 1988-06-12
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1986-06-27 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1992-08-26 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1988-07-26 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 859 | 3264 | 773 | 82 | 356 | 248 | 681 | .263 | .313 | .436 |
| Away | 861 | 3400 | 805 | 79 | 347 | 192 | 761 | .256 | .293 | .405 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 204 | 794 | 186 | 13 | 68 | 60 | 179 | .259 | .310 | .389 |
| May | 265 | 1038 | 245 | 26 | 100 | 61 | 233 | .256 | .295 | .406 |
| June | 304 | 1190 | 294 | 35 | 154 | 86 | 249 | .272 | .319 | .450 |
| July | 305 | 1164 | 287 | 34 | 143 | 74 | 235 | .271 | .310 | .454 |
| August | 319 | 1226 | 270 | 21 | 121 | 91 | 274 | .243 | .294 | .383 |
| September | 299 | 1152 | 262 | 30 | 107 | 60 | 251 | .246 | .280 | .414 |
| October | 24 | 100 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 21 | .382 | .420 | .551 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 145 | 590 | 131 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 125 | .244 | .286 | .412 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 140 | 603 | 127 | 11 | 59 | 29 | 119 | .227 | .259 | .373 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 138 | 596 | 146 | 13 | 57 | 39 | 115 | .267 | .310 | .416 |
| chicago-cubs | 129 | 563 | 155 | 16 | 65 | 28 | 133 | .298 | .325 | .468 |
| new-york-mets | 122 | 504 | 124 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 109 | .269 | .317 | .393 |
| atlanta-braves | 120 | 497 | 116 | 14 | 67 | 40 | 113 | .261 | .314 | .432 |
| san-diego-padres | 119 | 484 | 119 | 16 | 56 | 31 | 90 | .268 | .310 | .441 |
| san-francisco-giants | 118 | 489 | 121 | 13 | 47 | 34 | 106 | .271 | .317 | .453 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18 | 65 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .277 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 160 | 701 | 191 | 15 | 69 | 72 | .272 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 161 | 663 | 175 | 19 | 74 | 53 | .264 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 145 | 591 | 157 | 16 | 78 | 42 | .266 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 160 | 655 | 178 | 28 | 100 | 35 | .272 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 157 | 629 | 153 | 12 | 67 | 33 | .243 | – | – | |
| 1989 | New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies | 137 | 532 | 125 | 11 | 48 | 42 | .235 | – | – |
| 1990 | 143 | 492 | 119 | 13 | 52 | 38 | .242 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 153 | 594 | 161 | 12 | 58 | 23 | .271 | – | – | |
| 1992 | Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers | 76 | 224 | 61 | – | 23 | 8 | .272 | – | – |
| 1993 | 103 | 261 | 60 | 4 | 26 | 9 | .230 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 59 | 136 | 42 | 5 | 21 | 5 | .309 | – | – | |
| 1995 | Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals | 91 | 205 | 54 | 12 | 39 | 6 | .263 | – | – |
| 1996 | 69 | 188 | 48 | 8 | 26 | 9 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1997 | 45 | 95 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 5 | .284 | – | – | |
| 1998 | 43 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .180 | – | – |