John Valentin batting average in 1997
.3061997 Regular Season
John Valentin posted a .306 batting average in the 1997 regular season.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1992 |  BOS | 58 | 185 | 21 | 51 | 5 | 25 | 1 | .276 | .351 | .427 | .778 |
| 1993 | BOS | 144 | 468 | 50 | 130 | 11 | 66 | 3 | .278 | .346 | .447 | .793 |
| 1994 | BOS | 84 | 301 | 53 | 95 | 9 | 49 | 3 | .316 | .400 | .505 | .905 |
| 1995 | BOS | 135 | 520 | 108 | 155 | 27 | 102 | 20 | .298 | .399 | .533 | .931 |
| 1996 | BOS | 131 | 527 | 84 | 156 | 13 | 59 | 9 | .296 | .374 | .436 | .811 |
| 1997 | BOS | 143 | 575 | 95 | 176 | 18 | 77 | 7 | .306 | .372 | .499 | .871 |
| 1998 | BOS | 153 | 588 | 113 | 145 | 23 | 73 | 4 | .247 | .340 | .442 | .782 |
| 1999 | BOS | 113 | 450 | 58 | 114 | 12 | 70 | 0 | .253 | .315 | .398 | .713 |
| 2000 | BOS | 10 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .297 | .457 | .754 |
| 2001 | BOS | 20 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .200 | .314 | .283 | .598 |
| 2002 |  NYM | 114 | 208 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .240 | .339 | .356 | .695 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- 2nd-best of John Valentin's 11 seasons on file; the high is .316 in 1994.
- Up .010 from .296 in 1996.
Average of 11 regular seasons, 1992 through 2002. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 8, 2026.