Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2005Rd 7, Pk 218
- College
- Princeton
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2005Rd 7, Pk 218
- College
- Princeton
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 967
- AB
- 2,836
- R
- 378
- H
- 707
- HR
- 81
- RBI
- 307
- SB
- 135
- AVG
- .249
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SD | 28 | 110 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .264 |
| 2009 | SD | 95 | 293 | 38 | 75 | 12 | 38 | 6 | .256 |
| 2010 | SD | 131 | 392 | 60 | 96 | 13 | 51 | 29 | .245 |
| 2011 | SD | 121 | 370 | 49 | 91 | 9 | 44 | 26 | .246 |
| 2012 | SD | 148 | 417 | 62 | 110 | 9 | 45 | 24 | .264 |
| 2013 | SD | 151 | 481 | 64 | 129 | 22 | 53 | 22 | .268 |
| 2014 | SD | 146 | 406 | 47 | 91 | 8 | 33 | 11 | .224 |
| 2015 |  SD/TEX | 135 | 349 | 40 | 85 | 6 | 33 | 16 | .244 |
| 2016 | LAD | 12 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .500
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,146
- TB
- 1,146
- XBH
- 238
- HBP
- 26
- IBB
- 26
- GIDP
- 34
- P/PA
- 3.91
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SD | 124 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | SD | 324 | 129 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | SD | 445 | 160 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 2011 | SD | 411 | 146 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2012 | SD | 470 | 179 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2013 | SD | 515 | 233 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.9 |
| 2014 | SD | 448 | 132 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | SD/TEX | 390 | 122 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4.0 |
| 2016 | LAD | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 12.1
- RC
- 381.3
- RC/27
- 4.60
- ISOP
- .155
- SECA
- .281
- BB/K
- 0.34
- AB/HR
- 35.0
- GO/FO
- 1.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SD | 0.8 | 15.1 | 4.9 | .127 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 55 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | SD | 0.8 | 41.6 | 4.9 | .184 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 24.4 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | SD | 2.5 | 57.1 | 5 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30.2 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | SD | 1.8 | 51.1 | 4.8 | .149 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 41.1 | 0.8 |
| 2012 | SD | 2.1 | 64.8 | 5.4 | .165 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 46.3 | 1.1 |
| 2013 | SD | 3.2 | 73.4 | 5.4 | .216 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 21.9 | 1 |
| 2014 | SD | 0.9 | 37.6 | 3.1 | .101 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.8 | 1 |
| 2015 | SD/TEX | 0.3 | 41.4 | 4.1 | .106 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 58.2 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | LAD | -0.3 | -0.6 | -1 | .056 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Will Venable's career stats?
Will Venable played 9 seasons for the Padres and the Dodgers. He was a career .249 hitter with 707 hits, 81 home runs and 307 RBI. His best season was 2013: a .268 batting average, 22 home runs and 53 RBI.
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