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Will Venable
William D. Venable

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.
School Princeton

MLB Debut August 29, 2008
Final Game July 6, 2016
Born October 29, 1982 in Greenbrae, CA (age 44)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2008 25 SDN NL   32   97    7   25   8   2   1   18   0   1    8   20  .258  .308  .412  .721    98    40   0   2   0   0   2  
 2009 26 SDN NL   99  205   22   51  10   4   5   24   2   1   17   55  .249  .304  .410  .713   101    84   3   2   2   0   7  
 2010 27 SDN NL  101  317   41   71   6   7  16   45   9   0   25  112  .224  .284  .438  .722   106   139   1   4   0   3   2  
 2011 28 SDN NL  121  329   35   66  11   5  11   37  11   1   27   74  .201  .273  .365  .637    94   120   3   1   1   6   4  
 2012 29 SDN NL  139  397   62  129  21  12  16   71  19   2   47   85  .325  .401  .559  .961   138   222   3   2   7   5   4  
 2013 30 SDN NL  155  467   63  108  20   5  18   51  15   6   28  121  .231  .277  .411  .688   103   192   2   4   8   3   8  
 2014 31 SDN NL  111  288   23   64   7   0   7   28  12   4   23   80  .222  .281  .319  .601    91    92   3   1   2   1   6  
 2015 32 DEA AL   91  304   50   71  17   2   4   21   8   6   46   98  .234  .335  .342  .677    90   104   1   1   1   1   9  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      849 2404  303  585 100  37  78  295  76  21  221  645  .243  .310  .413  .723         993  16  17  21  19  42
 Per 600 PA           539   68  131  22   8  17   66  17   5   50  145                                 223   4   4   5   4   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SDN      758 2100  253  514  83  35  74  274  68  15  175  547  .245  .306  .423  .730         889  15  16  20  18  33
   With DEA       91  304   50   71  17   2   4   21   8   6   46   98  .234  .335  .342  .677         104   1   1   1   1   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 2008 25 SDN NL  27   12   4.2   3   1   0  .333   0   24   20  .833    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e2    -9   
 2009 26 SDN NL  54   24   3.9  35  13   3  .371   0   32   29  .906    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e5   -50   
 2010 27 SDN NL  13   42   4.5  15   1   0  .067   3   20   15  .750    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e6   -10   
 2011 28 SDN NL  11   34   3.5  20   2   1  .100   1   26   23  .885    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e4   -67   
 2012 29 SDN NL  16   94   9.2  14   4   0  .286  15   44   29  .659    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e11   196   
 2013 30 SDN NL  45   51   3.7  34  10   0  .294   2   49   38  .776    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e4   -108   
 2014 31 SDN NL  29   26   3.0  23   4   1  .174   0   11   11 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e0    -12   
 2015 32 DEA AL   8   35   3.8   6   1   0  .167   1   28   20  .714    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e2      8   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          322   4.5 150  36   5  .240  22  234  185  .791    0    0  .000                  -2   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 2008 25 SDN NL  CF    30    58     1    0    0  1.000    25   240.2   2.21
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
 2009 26 SDN NL  CF    55   123     6    0    0  1.000    43   389.0   2.98
                 RF    12     1     0    0    0  1.000     0    21.0   0.43
                 LF     8     6     0    0    0  1.000     0    15.2   3.45
 2010 27 SDN NL  LF    78   130     1    2    0   .985    68   632.0   1.87
                 RF     9     3     0    1    0   .750     5    49.0   0.55
                 CF     6     9     1    0    0  1.000     5    45.0   2.00
 2011 28 SDN NL  LF    70   103     7    0    0  1.000    57   514.0   1.93
                 CF    30    44     4    1    1   .980    24   208.0   2.08
                 RF    16    13     1    0    0  1.000     7    75.2   1.67
 2012 29 SDN NL  LF    89   151     7   11    0   .935    82   730.1   1.95
                 CF    36    58     3    4    0   .938    29   248.0   2.21
                 RF     6     3     0    0    0  1.000     1    18.0   1.50
 2013 30 SDN NL  RF    79   100     5    0    2  1.000    60   550.2   1.72
                 CF    61   111     6    1    0   .992    49   435.1   2.42
                 LF     3     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   2.25
                 1B     1     5     1    1    0   .857     1     4.0  13.50
 2014 31 SDN NL  RF    47    56     1    0    0  1.000    39   336.1   1.53
                 LF    35    48     2    0    1  1.000    25   220.0   2.05
                 CF    15    24     2    0    0  1.000    13   123.0   1.90
 2015 32 DEA AL  CF    69   147     8    1    1   .994    68   595.1   2.34
                 LF    12    23     1    0    0  1.000     9    84.0   2.57
                 RF     3     4     0    0    0  1.000     1    14.0   2.57
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   302   574    31    7    2   .989   256  2284.1   2.38
                 LF   296   466    18   13    1   .974   243  2216.0   1.97
                 RF   172   180     7    1    2   .995   113  1064.2   1.58
                 1B     1     5     1    1    0   .857     1     4.0  13.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 2012 NLDS  SDN CIN   W    4  14  3  3  0  1  0   1  1  4  .214  .312  .357  0
      NLCS  SDN WAN   L    3   8  0  4  1  0  0   1  0  2  .500  .556  .625  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 2008  SDN   73-89   Mike Tomeo
 2009  SDN   84-78   Mike Tomeo
 2010  SDN   86-76   Mike Tomeo
 2011  SDN   82-80   Mike Tomeo
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 2013  SDN   76-86   Thomas Treece
 2014  SDN   66-96   Thomas Treece
 2015  DEA   67-95   Pat Carr

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