Larvell Blanks
1972–1980 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers
629G
.253AVG
.302OBP
.335SLG
More career statistics
446H
20HR
172RBI
9SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1977-08-08 | 1 in 135 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 | – | – |