Max Venable
William McKinley Venable
Born: June 6, 1957
Phoenix, AZ USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
Career: 1979-1991
Draft: Round 3 (1976 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
School: Cordova HS (Rancho Cordova, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Max Venable compiled a career batting average of .241 with 18 home runs and 128 RBI in his 727-game career with the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds and California Angels. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1991 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 55 | 97 | 85 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | .165 | .260 | .200 | .460 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 64 | 157 | 138 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 22 | .268 | .333 | .304 | .638 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 36 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .188 | .278 | .313 | .590 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 71 | 132 | 125 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 16 | .224 | .265 | .280 | .545 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 94 | 256 | 228 | 28 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 34 | .219 | .295 | .364 | .659 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | NL | Montreal Expos | 38 | 76 | 71 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .239 | .276 | .352 | .628 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 146 | 135 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 17 | .289 | .315 | .422 | .737 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 168 | 147 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 24 | .211 | .289 | .313 | .602 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1987 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | AL | California Angels | 20 | 57 | 53 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .358 | .370 | .434 | .804 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | AL | California Angels | 93 | 222 | 189 | 26 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 31 | .259 | .340 | .402 | .742 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 | AL | California Angels | 82 | 206 | 187 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 30 | .246 | .292 | .358 | .650 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 727 | 1560 | 1397 | 176 | 337 | 57 | 17 | 18 | 128 | 64 | 18 | 120 | 218 | .241 | .302 | .345 | .647 | 482 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 25 | 17 | 170.0 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .914 | 1.694 | 1.280 |
| 1980 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 40 | 29 | 265.7 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.066 | 1.525 |
| 1981 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.298 | 2.400 |
| 1982 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 53 | 22 | 265.0 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .986 | 2.445 | 1.358 |
| 1983 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 66 | 50 | 482.3 | 141 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.724 | 2.212 |
| 1984 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 27 | 11 | 134.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.216 | 1.222 |
| 1985 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 39 | 26 | 238.0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.382 | 1.615 |
| 1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 57 | 19 | 249.0 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .969 | 2.277 | 1.105 |
| 1987 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 4 | 1 | 15.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .750 |
| 1989 | AL | California Angels | OF | 13 | 11 | 97.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.942 | 1.615 |
| 1990 | AL | California Angels | OF | 77 | 40 | 440.0 | 112 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .975 | 2.352 | 1.494 |
| 1991 | AL | California Angels | OF | 65 | 44 | 437.7 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .967 | 1.830 | 1.369 |
| Totals | 471 | 275 | 2841.0 | 688 | 22 | 13 | 3 | .982 | 2.249 | 1.507 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
