Larvell Blanks
1972–1980 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers
629G
.253AVG
.302OBP
.335SLG
446H
20HR
172RBI
9SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629 | 1,953 | 1,766 | 203 | 446 | 57 | 14 | 20 | 172 | 132 | 178 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 591 | .253 | .302 | .335 | .637 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1975-05-27 to 1975-06-09
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1977-08-08 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1977-07-08 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1976-05-31 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 320 | 963 | 219 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 88 | .253 | .297 | .348 |
| Away | 309 | 990 | 227 | 6 | 89 | 65 | 90 | .252 | .295 | .322 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 81 | 252 | 53 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 19 | .228 | .262 | .302 |
| May | 125 | 394 | 89 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 40 | .247 | .292 | .356 |
| June | 114 | 319 | 69 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 17 | .246 | .313 | .336 |
| July | 121 | 359 | 87 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 35 | .270 | .320 | .376 |
| August | 98 | 318 | 69 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 36 | .238 | .267 | .303 |
| September | 83 | 285 | 71 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 28 | .276 | .309 | .319 |
| October | 7 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .320 | .346 | .320 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 38 | 124 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | .339 | .379 | .477 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 37 | 120 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | .272 | .325 | .388 |
| cincinnati-reds | 36 | 95 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | .284 | .316 | .443 |
| boston-red-sox | 35 | 105 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 9 | .280 | .295 | .420 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 32 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .181 | .242 | .265 |
| detroit-tigers | 32 | 102 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | .264 | .314 | .341 |
| houston-astros | 31 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 11 | .240 | .298 | .267 |
| san-diego-padres | 29 | 91 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .190 | .231 | .238 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  Atlanta Braves | 33 | 85 | 28 | 1 | 7 | – | .329 | – | – |
| 1973 | Atlanta Braves | 17 | 18 | 4 | – | – | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1974 | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1975 | Atlanta Braves | 141 | 471 | 110 | 3 | 38 | 4 | .234 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Cleveland Guardians | 104 | 328 | 92 | 5 | 41 | 1 | .280 | – | – |
| 1977 | Cleveland Guardians | 105 | 322 | 92 | 6 | 38 | 3 | .286 | – | – |
| 1978 | Cleveland Guardians | 70 | 193 | 49 | 2 | 20 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Texas Rangers | 68 | 120 | 24 | 1 | 15 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1980 | Atlanta Braves | 88 | 221 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .204 | – | – |