Max Venable
1979–1991 · bats L / throws R · California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants
727G
.241AVG
.302OBP
.345SLG
More career statistics
337H
18HR
128RBI
64SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727 | 1,561 | 1,397 | 176 | 337 | 57 | 17 | 18 | 128 | 120 | 218 | 64 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 482 | .241 | .302 | .345 | .647 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1982-06-20 to 1982-06-30
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1983-04-14 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1981-10-03 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1982-06-30 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 362 | 770 | 170 | 10 | 60 | 62 | 95 | .248 | .301 | .350 |
| Away | 365 | 791 | 167 | 8 | 68 | 58 | 123 | .235 | .284 | .340 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 59 | 99 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | .178 | .212 | .333 |
| May | 66 | 120 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 12 | .269 | .333 | .385 |
| June | 114 | 262 | 66 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 28 | .269 | .313 | .376 |
| July | 129 | 309 | 73 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 46 | .262 | .291 | .369 |
| August | 135 | 252 | 51 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 35 | .230 | .282 | .333 |
| September | 200 | 450 | 94 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 66 | .236 | .300 | .317 |
| October | 24 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | .153 | .261 | .288 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 68 | 162 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 27 | .252 | .315 | .340 |
| san-diego-padres | 66 | 139 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | .250 | .295 | .391 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 63 | 112 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | .181 | .214 | .200 |
| atlanta-braves | 63 | 126 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 | .214 | .246 | .325 |
| cincinnati-reds | 44 | 109 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 11 | .220 | .321 | .308 |
| chicago-cubs | 40 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | .250 | .281 | .357 |
| new-york-mets | 35 | 83 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | .264 | .325 | .361 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 35 | 80 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | .264 | .325 | .361 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  San Francisco Giants | 55 | 85 | 14 | – | 3 | 3 | .165 | – | – |
| 1980 | San Francisco Giants | 64 | 138 | 37 | – | 10 | 8 | .268 | – | – |
| 1981 | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 32 | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | .188 | – | – |
| 1982 | San Francisco Giants | 71 | 125 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .224 | – | – |
| 1983 | San Francisco Giants | 94 | 228 | 50 | 6 | 27 | 15 | .219 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Montreal Expos | 38 | 71 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 135 | 39 | – | 10 | 11 | .289 | – | – |
| 1986 | Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 147 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 7 | .211 | – | – |
| 1987 | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1989 |  California Angels | 20 | 53 | 19 | – | 4 | – | .358 | – | – |
| 1990 | California Angels | 93 | 189 | 49 | 4 | 21 | 5 | .259 | – | – |
| 1991 | California Angels | 82 | 187 | 46 | 3 | 21 | 2 | .246 | – | – |