Max Venable Stats

Max Venable was born on Thursday, June 6, 1957, in Phoenix, Arizona. Venable was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 8, 1979, with the San Francisco Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Max Venable baseball stats page.

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Max Venable

Max Venable Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#443)

Max Venable Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#443)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William McKinley Venable
Nickname:   Max
Born On:   06-06-1957
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Phoenix, Arizona
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-08-1979 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-06-1991
Draft:   1976 : 3rd Round (67th)
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Max Venable Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Max Venable Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1979 Giants 55 85 12 14 1 1 0 0 3 10 1 18 1 0 1 0 .165 .260 .200
1980 Giants 64 138 13 37 5 0 0 0 10 15 0 22 1 3 0 3 .268 .333 .304
1981 Giants 18 32 2 6 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .188 .278 .313
1982 Giants 71 125 17 28 2 1 1 0 7 7 0 16 0 0 0 2 .224 .265 .280
1983 Giants 94 228 28 50 7 4 6 0 27 22 1 34 2 1 3 3 .219 .295 .364
1984 Expos 38 71 7 17 2 0 2 0 7 3 1 7 0 1 1 0 .239 .276 .352
1985 Reds 77 135 21 39 12 3 0 0 10 6 0 17 3 2 0 2 .289 .315 .422
1986 Reds 108 147 17 31 7 1 2 0 15 17 2 24 2 2 0 0 .211 .289 .313
1987 Reds 7 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
1989 Angels 20 53 7 19 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 16 3 0 0 0 .358 .370 .434
1990 Angels 93 189 26 49 9 3 4 0 21 24 2 31 7 2 0 3 .259 .340 .402
1991 Angels 82 187 24 46 8 2 3 1 21 11 2 30 4 2 2 5 .246 .292 .358
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 727 1,397 176 337 57 17 18 1 128 120 9 218 23 13 7 18 .241 .302 .345
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Max Venable Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1979 Giants OF 25 - - 35 1.4 32 30 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .914 0.00 -
1980 Giants OF 40 - - 61 1.5 61 61 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Giants OF 5 - - 12 2.4 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Giants OF 53 - - 73 1.4 72 66 6 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1983 Giants OF 66 - - 147 2.2 146 141 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1984 Expos OF 27 - - 33 1.2 33 33 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1985 Reds OF 39 - - 63 1.6 63 60 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1986 Reds OF 57 - - 65 1.1 63 63 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1987 Reds CF 4 - - 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1989 Angels OF 13 - - 21 1.6 21 21 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1990 Angels OF 77 - - 118 1.5 115 112 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1991 Angels OF 65 - - 92 1.4 89 86 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 467 0 0 720 1.5 707 685 22 13 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
CF Totals 4 0 0 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
12 Years 475 - 0 723 1.5 710 688 22 13 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
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Max Venable Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1979 Giants 3 3 .500 - - n/a 0.0 4.7 28.3 - - -
1980 Giants 8 2 .800 - - n/a 0.0 6.3 13.8 - - -
1981 Giants 3 1 .750 - - n/a 0.0 10.7 32.0 - - -
1982 Giants 9 3 .750 - - n/a 125.0 7.8 17.9 - - -
1983 Giants 15 2 .882 - - n/a 38.0 6.7 8.4 - - -
1984 Expos 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 35.5 10.1 10.1 - - -
1985 Reds 11 3 .786 - - n/a 0.0 7.9 13.5 - - -
1986 Reds 7 2 .778 - - n/a 73.5 6.1 9.8 - - -
1987 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 3.5 - - -
1989 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 3.3 13.3 - - -
1990 Angels 5 1 .833 - - 1 47.3 6.1 9.0 - - -
1991 Angels 2 1 .667 - - 3 62.3 6.2 8.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 64 18 .780 - - 4 77.6 6.4 10.9 - - -
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Max Venable Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1979 San Francisco Giants 49 Undetermined - -
1980 San Francisco Giants 49 Undetermined - -
1981 San Francisco Giants 49 Undetermined - -
1982 San Francisco Giants 49 Undetermined - -
1983 San Francisco Giants 49 Undetermined - -
1984 Montreal Expos 49 Undetermined - -
1985 Cincinnati Reds 9, 25 Undetermined - -
1986 Cincinnati Reds 9 Undetermined - -
1987 Cincinnati Reds 9 Undetermined - -
1989 California Angels 8 Undetermined - -
1990 California Angels 8 $200,000.00 - -
1991 California Angels 8 $425,000.00 - -


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