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Max Venable
William McKinley Venable

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut April 8, 1979
Final Game October 6, 1991
Born June 6, 1957 in Phoenix, AZ (age 66)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1979 22 SFN NL   28   79    8    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    4   23  .076  .141  .089  .230    33     7   2   0   0   2   0  
 1980 23 SFN NL   42  143   14   34   4   0   0    5   4   7   14   27  .238  .306  .266  .571    80    38   0   0   0   0   1  
 1981 24 SFN NL    6   13    2    3   1   1   0    3   0   0    0    2  .231  .231  .462  .692   101     6   0   0   0   0   0  
 1982 25 SFN NL   30   54   10   16   4   0   1    9   2   0    5   10  .296  .356  .426  .782   112    23   1   0   0   0   0  
 1983 26 SFN NL   95  237   36   53   8   6   3   14  13   2   28   29  .224  .309  .346  .655    92    82   0   2   0   2   4  
 1984           [Did not play]
 1985 28 PIN NL   71  142   21   41  10   6   0   24  13   0    7   12  .289  .318  .444  .762   110    63   0   2   0   0   5  
 1986 29 CHA AL   48  145   12   27   9   1   1   12   5   5    7   25  .186  .224  .283  .506    69    41   0   0   0   0   0  
 1987           [Did not play]
 1988           [Did not play]
 1989 32 LAN NL   14   29    5   11   6   0   0    5   0   0    1    7  .379  .400  .586  .986   141    17   1   0   1   0   0  
 1990 33 NYN NL   76  120   13   29   6   4   2   14   2   0   10   24  .242  .298  .408  .706   100    49   2   1   1   0   6  
 1991 34 SFN NL   65  208   21   47  11   3   3   15   0   0    4   36  .226  .241  .351  .592    88    73   1   0   0   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      475 1170  142  267  60  21  10  104  39  14   80  195  .228  .279  .341  .620         399   7   5   2   4  19
 Per 600 PA           555   67  127  28  10   5   49  18   7   38   92                                 189   3   2   1   2   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SFN      266  734   91  159  29  10   7   49  19   9   55  127  .217  .274  .312  .586         229   4   2   0   4   8
   With NYN       76  120   13   29   6   4   2   14   2   0   10   24  .242  .298  .408  .706          49   2   1   1   0   6
   With PIN       71  142   21   41  10   6   0   24  13   0    7   12  .289  .318  .444  .762          63   0   2   0   0   5
   With CHA       48  145   12   27   9   1   1   12   5   5    7   25  .186  .224  .283  .506          41   0   0   0   0   0
   With LAN       14   29    5   11   6   0   0    5   0   0    1    7  .379  .400  .586  .986          17   1   0   1   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      727 1397  176  337  57  17  18  128  64  18  120  218  .241  .302  .345  .647         482  23  13   9   7  18
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1979 22 SFN NL  14    1    .5   4   0   0  .000   2    8    4  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e23 -231   
 1980 23 SFN NL  18   11   2.6   7   0   0  .000   0   12    6  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e3   -66   
 1981 24 SFN NL  15    1   3.7   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e15  102   
 1982 25 SFN NL   8    9   6.3  17   4   0  .235   1    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e5   237   
 1983 26 SFN NL  12   27   3.9  23   7   0  .304   1   27   20  .741    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e3    -5   
 1984           [Did not play]
 1985 28 PIN NL   3   20   5.2  18   6   0  .333   0   11   10  .909    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e1    25   
 1986 29 CHA AL   3    8   1.9   0   0   0  .000   7   13    7  .538    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e12  -96   
 1987           [Did not play]
 1988           [Did not play]
 1989 32 LAN NL   7    6   9.6   6   2   0  .333   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e8   182   
 1990 33 NYN NL  12   13   3.6  51  11   0  .216   1   11    5  .455    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e10   -36   
 1991 34 SFN NL   9   16   2.7  19   4   1  .211   4   17    6  .353    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e10   -59   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          117   3.3 147  34   1  .231  16  103   60  .583    0    0  .000                 -30   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1979 22 SFN NL  RF    10    12     2    1    0   .933    10    91.0   1.38
                 CF     8    19     0    1    0   .950     6    53.0   3.23
                 LF     4     6     1    0    0  1.000     3    24.0   2.62
 1980 23 SFN NL  CF    21    56     2    0    1  1.000    21   178.1   2.93
                 LF    14    31     3    0    0  1.000    13   118.0   2.59
 1981 24 SFN NL  RF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1    13.0   2.08
                 LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    10.1   1.74
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1982 25 SFN NL  LF     9    11     0    1    0   .917     8    72.2   1.36
                 RF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.69
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.2   0.00
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1983 26 SFN NL  CF    40    95     6    0    0  1.000    35   318.0   2.86
                 RF    14    21     1    0    0  1.000    10    90.0   2.20
                 LF    16     9     1    1    0   .909     5    60.1   1.49
 1984           [Did not play]
 1985 28 PIN NL  LF    34    46     2    0    0  1.000    28   244.0   1.77
                 RF     7     8     0    0    0  1.000     3    28.2   2.51
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     5.0   0.00
 1986 29 CHA AL  RF    46    60     2    7    0   .899    46   373.2   1.49
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1987           [Did not play]
 1988           [Did not play]
 1989 32 LAN NL  RF     6     4     0    0    0  1.000     4    41.0   0.88
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     1     8.1   0.00
 1990 33 NYN NL  LF    19    29     1    1    0   .968    16   143.1   1.88
                 CF     5     6     0    0    0  1.000     2    26.0   2.08
 1991 34 SFN NL  CF    40    66     5    4    1   .947    40   345.0   1.85
                 LF     3     6     1    0    1  1.000     3    22.0   2.86
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    11.0   1.64
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   120   242    13    5    2   .981   104   931.0   2.47
                 LF   103   140     9    3    1   .980    78   703.0   1.91
                 RF    88   113     5    8    0   .937    77   664.1   1.60
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1990 NLCS  NYN CIN   L    2   4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1979  SFN   57-105  Bob Mittleman
 1980  SFN   58-104  Bob Mittleman
 1981  SFN   77-85   Bob Mittleman
 1982  SFN   59-103  Bob Mittleman
 1983  SFN   68-94   Brian Curran, Pat Carr
 1985  PIN   67-95   Mike Mashanic
 1986  CHA   63-99   Ben Lea
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 1990  NYN   99-63   Jon Fellows
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