Willie Montanez stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1966
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1966
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,632
- AB
- 5,843
- R
- 645
- H
- 1,604
- HR
- 139
- RBI
- 802
- SB
- 32
- AVG
- .275
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAA | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1970 | PHI | 18 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .240 |
| 1971 | PHI | 158 | 599 | 78 | 153 | 30 | 99 | 4 | .255 |
| 1972 | PHI | 147 | 531 | 60 | 131 | 13 | 64 | 1 | .247 |
| 1973 | PHI | 146 | 552 | 69 | 145 | 11 | 65 | 2 | .263 |
| 1974 | PHI | 143 | 527 | 55 | 160 | 7 | 79 | 3 | .304 |
| 1975 |  PHI/SF | 156 | 602 | 61 | 182 | 10 | 101 | 6 | .302 |
| 1976 |  SF/ATL | 163 | 650 | 74 | 206 | 11 | 84 | 2 | .317 |
| 1977 | ATL | 136 | 544 | 70 | 156 | 20 | 68 | 1 | .287 |
| 1978 | NYM | 159 | 609 | 66 | 156 | 17 | 96 | 9 | .256 |
| 1979 |  NYM/TEX | 147 | 554 | 55 | 142 | 13 | 71 | 0 | .256 |
| 1980 |  SD/WSH | 142 | 500 | 40 | 136 | 6 | 64 | 3 | .272 |
| 1981 |  WSH/PIT | 55 | 100 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .210 |
| 1982 |  PIT/PHI | 54 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .208 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,407
- TB
- 2,350
- XBH
- 443
- HBP
- 24
- IBB
- 103
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | PHI | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | PHI | 683 | 282 | 63 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | PHI | 596 | 215 | 55 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | PHI | 609 | 204 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PHI | 571 | 216 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PHI/SF | 667 | 250 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF/ATL | 691 | 272 | 42 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 582 | 249 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYM | 679 | 239 | 49 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYM/TEX | 596 | 206 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SD/WSH | 548 | 174 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | WSH/PIT | 105 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT/PHI | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- -0.7
- RC
- 803.0
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .128
- SECA
- .206
- BB/K
- 0.62
- AB/HR
- 42.0
- GO/FO
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAA | -0.1 | 0 | -0.6 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | PHI | -0.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | PHI | 1.5 | 96.4 | 5.6 | .215 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1972 | PHI | 1.2 | 72.4 | 4.8 | .158 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 40.8 | 0 |
| 1973 | PHI | -0.9 | 68.8 | 4.4 | .107 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 50.2 | 0 |
| 1974 | PHI | 0.4 | 75.7 | 5.4 | .106 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 75.3 | 0 |
| 1975 | PHI/SF | 0.9 | 93.7 | 5.8 | .113 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 60.2 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF/ATL | 0.5 | 96.7 | 5.8 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 59.1 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | -0.9 | 83.5 | 5.7 | .171 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 27.2 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYM | 0.2 | 82.3 | 4.8 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 35.8 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYM/TEX | -1.1 | 63.7 | 4.1 | .116 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 42.6 | 0 |
| 1980 | SD/WSH | -1.1 | 59.7 | 4.3 | .076 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 83.3 | 0 |
| 1981 | WSH/PIT | -0.7 | 6.1 | 2.1 | .050 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 100 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT/PHI | -0.5 | 3 | 2.1 | .021 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Willie Montanez's career stats?
Willie Montanez played 14 seasons for the Angels, the Phillies, the Braves and the Mets. He was a career .275 hitter with 1,604 hits, 139 home runs and 802 RBI. His best season was 1976: a .317 batting average, 11 home runs and 84 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 1966 to 1982
Willie Montanez finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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