Willie Montanez
1966–1982 · bats L / throws L · Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Montreal Expos, NLS, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres
1,632G
.275AVG
.327OBP
.402SLG
More career statistics
1,604H
139HR
802RBI
32SB
4Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,632 | 6,407 | 5,843 | 645 | 1,604 | 279 | 25 | 139 | 802 | 465 | 751 | 32 | 42 | 24 | 65 | 2,350 | .275 | .327 | .402 | .729 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1974-07-09 to 1974-08-03
40longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1971-09-13 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1971-06-19 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1971-09-13 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 814 | 3149 | 802 | 77 | 419 | 233 | 373 | .280 | .329 | .422 |
| Away | 818 | 3258 | 802 | 62 | 383 | 232 | 378 | .269 | .317 | .383 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 196 | 728 | 153 | 16 | 63 | 57 | 110 | .233 | .288 | .364 |
| May | 271 | 1067 | 264 | 22 | 136 | 85 | 131 | .274 | .327 | .401 |
| June | 286 | 1170 | 298 | 28 | 165 | 84 | 151 | .280 | .326 | .414 |
| July | 280 | 1157 | 305 | 26 | 179 | 88 | 116 | .290 | .340 | .418 |
| August | 292 | 1161 | 282 | 23 | 121 | 76 | 125 | .262 | .308 | .385 |
| September | 291 | 1070 | 287 | 22 | 131 | 75 | 110 | .293 | .338 | .416 |
| October | 16 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .278 | .278 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 160 | 627 | 171 | 19 | 97 | 35 | 66 | .294 | .329 | .432 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 157 | 617 | 164 | 15 | 72 | 54 | 81 | .295 | .353 | .440 |
| montreal-expos | 148 | 586 | 133 | 14 | 67 | 53 | 80 | .255 | .317 | .395 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 146 | 569 | 126 | 7 | 52 | 50 | 75 | .246 | .309 | .348 |
| cincinnati-reds | 140 | 565 | 129 | 10 | 60 | 35 | 63 | .247 | .290 | .367 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 139 | 551 | 144 | 15 | 82 | 32 | 59 | .283 | .319 | .426 |
| houston-astros | 133 | 538 | 150 | 14 | 76 | 38 | 60 | .304 | .349 | .444 |
| san-francisco-giants | 126 | 498 | 127 | 8 | 58 | 38 | 52 | .280 | .331 | .384 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |  California Angels | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | .000 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 18 | 25 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .240 | – | – |
| 1971 | Philadelphia Phillies | 158 | 599 | 153 | 30 | 99 | 4 | .255 | – | – |
| 1972 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 531 | 131 | 13 | 64 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1973 | Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | 552 | 145 | 11 | 65 | 2 | .263 | – | – |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Phillies | 143 | 527 | 160 | 7 | 79 | 3 | .304 | – | – |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants | 156 | 602 | 182 | 10 | 101 | 6 | .302 | – | – |
| 1976 | Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants | 163 | 650 | 206 | 11 | 84 | 2 | .317 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Atlanta Braves | 136 | 544 | 156 | 20 | 68 | 1 | .287 | – | – |
| 1978 |  New York Mets | 159 | 609 | 156 | 17 | 96 | 9 | .256 | – | – |
| 1979 | New York Mets, Texas Rangers | 147 | 554 | 142 | 13 | 71 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1980 | Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres | 142 | 500 | 136 | 6 | 64 | 3 | .272 | – | – |
| 1981 | Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates | 55 | 100 | 21 | 1 | 6 | – | .210 | – | – |
| 1982 | Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates | 54 | 48 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .208 | – | – |