Val Picinich
1916–1933 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,038G
.258AVG
.334OBP
.361SLG
More career statistics
743H
26HR
298RBI
31SB
2Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,877 | 2,881 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 9 | 26 |
| Batting · Doubles | 166 | 167 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 11 | 12 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,308 | 3,316 |
| Batting · Runs | 298 | 299 |
| Batting · RBI | 298 | 306 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 31 | 29 |
| Batting · Walks | 314 | 317 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,038 | 3,308 | 2,877 | 298 | 743 | 166 | 26 | 26 | 298 | 314 | 382 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1,039 | .258 | .334 | .361 | .695 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1928-06-13 to 1928-06-24
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1919-06-25 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1923-08-22 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1931-07-25 | 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 | 520 | 1670 | 373 | 5 | 150 | 174 | 173 | .259 | .328 | .349 |
| Away | 518 | 1646 | 370 | 21 | 156 | 143 | 209 | .257 | .312 | .373 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 76 | 239 | 54 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 17 | .260 | .335 | .375 |
| May | 190 | 610 | 155 | 5 | 67 | 61 | 66 | .292 | .354 | .415 |
| June | 185 | 601 | 133 | 8 | 50 | 47 | 72 | .250 | .300 | .375 |
| July | 252 | 810 | 172 | 3 | 80 | 73 | 100 | .242 | .302 | .326 |
| August | 178 | 539 | 116 | 3 | 43 | 55 | 66 | .253 | .317 | .340 |
| September | 149 | 490 | 107 | 3 | 39 | 54 | 57 | .257 | .329 | .348 |
| October | 8 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .240 | .259 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 89 | 290 | 56 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 32 | .218 | .283 | .323 |
| st-louis-browns | 85 | 250 | 54 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 38 | .269 | .344 | .343 |
| new-york-yankees | 85 | 295 | 60 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 44 | .228 | .288 | .357 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 82 | 288 | 71 | 2 | 32 | 30 | 29 | .284 | .351 | .388 |
| detroit-tigers | 77 | 252 | 53 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 25 | .255 | .321 | .327 |
| chicago-white-sox | 76 | 261 | 55 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 47 | .246 | .314 | .330 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 71 | 217 | 52 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 24 | .272 | .341 | .377 |
| new-york-giants | 71 | 212 | 52 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 14 | .280 | .330 | .430 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 40 | 118 | 23 | – | 6 | 1 | .195 | – | – |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Athletics | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1918 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 47 | 148 | 34 | – | 11 | – | .230 | – | – |
| 1919 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 80 | 212 | 58 | 3 | 22 | 4 | .274 | – | – |
| 1920 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 49 | 137 | 27 | 3 | 17 | – | .197 | – | – |
| 1921 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 45 | 141 | 39 | – | 14 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1922 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 76 | 210 | 48 | – | 19 | 1 | .229 | – | – |
| 1923 |  Boston Red Sox | 87 | 268 | 74 | 2 | 33 | 3 | .276 | – | – |
| 1924 | Boston Red Sox | 69 | 163 | 44 | 1 | 25 | 4 | .270 | – | – |
| 1925 | Boston Red Sox | 90 | 250 | 64 | 1 | 23 | 3 | .256 | – | – |
| 1926 |  Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 240 | 63 | 2 | 31 | 4 | .263 | – | – |
| 1927 | Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 173 | 44 | – | 13 | 3 | .254 | – | – |
| 1928 | Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 323 | 98 | 7 | 35 | 1 | .303 | – | – |
| 1929 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 93 | 273 | 71 | 4 | 32 | 3 | .260 | – | – |
| 1930 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | 46 | 10 | – | 2 | 1 | .217 | – | – |
| 1931 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .267 | – | – |
| 1932 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 41 | 70 | 18 | 1 | 11 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .241 | – | – |