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Will Venable

Positions: Rightfielder, Centerfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: October 29, 1982 in Greenbrae, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 15th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) and the San Diego Padres in the 7th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Princeton University (Princeton, NJ).

High School: San Rafael HS (San Rafael, CA)

School: Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

Last Game: July 6, 2016 (Age 33-251d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Turner-Gary Sports

Full Name: William Dion Venable

Pronunciation: \VEN-uh-bull\

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Relatives: Son of Max Venable

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.0

2836

707

.249

378

RBI

307

135

OBP

.315

SLG

.404

OPS

.719

OPS+

102

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2005	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--Rk	SDP	57	221	198	30	49	9	4	3	26	6	1	16	47	.248	.321	.379	.700	75	2	6	0	1	0
2005	22	0.8	Eugene	NORW	A-	SDP	42	156	139	17	30	5	2	2	14	2	1	14	38	.216	.295	.324	.619	45	1	2	0	1	0
2005	22	1.9	Padres	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	15	65	59	13	19	4	2	1	12	4	0	2	9	.322	.385	.509	.893	30	1	4	0	0	0
2006	23	1.2	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	124	541	472	86	148	34	5	11	91	18	5	55	81	.314	.389	.477	.866	225	8	7	1	6	4
2006	23	1.0	West Oahu	HIWB	WRk		23	100	91	12	30	10	0	1	10	2	1	8	22	.330	.390	.473	.863	43	1	1	0	0	0
2007	24	-0.4	San Antonio	TL	AA	SDP	134	572	515	66	143	19	3	8	68	21	2	38	84	.278	.337	.373	.710	192	8	10	5	4	3
2007	24	1.0	Peoria Saguaros	AZFL	Fal		23	98	92	12	21	6	0	3	13	0	0	3	21	.228	.268	.391	.659	36	1	2	1	0	0
2008	25	-1.9	Portland	PCL	AAA	SDP	120	496	442	70	129	26	4	14	58	7	3	44	103	.292	.361	.464	.825	205	7	5	3	2	0
2008	25	-3.7	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	28	124	110	16	29	4	2	2	10	1	1	13	21	.264	.339	.391	.730	43	1	0	0	1	1
2008-09	25	-2.3	Gigantes	DOWL	FgW		22	83	75	10	15	0	1	3	11	2	2	4	18	.200	.268	.347	.615	26	3	3	1	0	0
2009	26	-0.7	Portland	PCL	AAA	SDP	53	226	200	33	52	10	3	12	30	1	0	20	46	.260	.329	.520	.849	104	3	2	1	3	0
2009	26	-2.7	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	95	324	293	38	75	14	2	12	38	6	1	25	89	.256	.323	.440	.763	129	6	4	2	0	2
2010	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SDP	7	26	20	2	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	6	10	.150	.346	.200	.546	4	0	0	0	0	1
2010	27	2.8	San Antonio	TL	AA	SDP	2	8	6	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	2	.333	.500	.333	.833	2	0	0	0	0	0
2010	27	4.2	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	5	18	14	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	8	.071	.278	.143	.421	2	0	0	0	0	1
2010	27	-1.8	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	131	445	392	60	96	11	7	13	51	29	7	45	128	.245	.324	.408	.732	160	3	3	0	5	8
2011	28	1.1	Tucson	PCL	AAA	SDP	14	64	58	14	16	3	2	3	11	3	0	5	13	.276	.328	.552	.880	32	1	0	0	1	0
2011	28	-0.8	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	121	411	370	49	91	14	7	9	44	26	3	31	92	.246	.310	.395	.704	146	2	5	1	4	4
2012	29	0.6	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	148	470	417	62	110	26	8	9	45	24	6	41	94	.264	.336	.429	.765	179	2	5	5	2	2
2013	30	1.7	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	151	515	481	64	129	22	8	22	53	22	6	29	118	.268	.312	.484	.796	233	6	2	2	1	4
2014	31	2.8	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	146	448	406	47	91	13	2	8	33	11	6	33	107	.224	.288	.325	.613	132	6	4	3	2	2
2015	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	SDP	135	390	349	40	85	13	3	6	33	16	1	37	94	.244	.320	.350	.669	122	8	2	2	0	3
2015	32	3.8	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	98	308	283	34	73	10	3	6	30	11	1	25	73	.258	.318	.378	.696	107	8	0	0	0	1
2015	32	3.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	37	82	66	6	12	3	0	0	3	5	0	12	21	.182	.325	.227	.552	15	0	2	2	0	2
2016	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	LAD	87	321	283	35	69	13	1	6	44	5	4	32	60	.244	.325	.360	.685	102	4	3	1	2	3
2016	33	6.5	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	LAD	46	172	156	23	43	6	1	4	25	3	2	15	32	.276	.343	.404	.747	63	2	1	0	0	1
2016	33	6.5	Lehigh Valley	IL	AAA	PHI	41	149	127	12	26	7	0	2	19	2	2	17	28	.205	.304	.307	.611	39	2	2	1	2	2
2016	33	4.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	12	19	18	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.056	.105	.111	.216	2	0	1	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		967	3146	2836	378	707	118	39	81	307	135	31	254	748	.249	.315	.404	.719	1146	34	26	15	15	26
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		596	2467	2188	336	609	115	22	57	329	64	15	216	444	.278	.349	.429	.779	939	33	33	11	19	11
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		22	83	75	10	15	0	1	3	11	2	2	4	18	.200	.268	.347	.615	26	3	3	1	0	0
Other (2 seasons)					Other		46	198	183	24	51	16	0	4	23	2	1	11	43	.279	.330	.432	.762	79	2	3	1	0	0
All Levels (12 Seasons)							1631	5894	5282	748	1382	249	62	145	670	203	49	485	1253	.262	.329	.415	.744	2190	72	65	28	34	37

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		274	1107	983	152	266	52	10	35	143	16	7	101	222	.271	.342	.451	.793	443	15	10	5	8	3
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		136	580	521	68	145	19	3	8	69	23	2	40	86	.278	.339	.372	.712	194	8	10	5	4	3
A+ (1 season)					Minors		5	18	14	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	8	.071	.278	.143	.421	2	0	0	0	0	1
A (1 season)					Minors		124	541	472	86	148	34	5	11	91	18	5	55	81	.314	.389	.477	.866	225	8	7	1	6	4
A- (1 season)					Minors		42	156	139	17	30	5	2	2	14	2	1	14	38	.216	.295	.324	.619	45	1	2	0	1	0
Rk (1 season)					Minors		15	65	59	13	19	4	2	1	12	4	0	2	9	.322	.385	.509	.893	30	1	4	0	0	0
Fal (1 season)					Other		23	98	92	12	21	6	0	3	13	0	0	3	21	.228	.268	.391	.659	36	1	2	1	0	0
WRk (1 season)					Other		23	100	91	12	30	10	0	1	10	2	1	8	22	.330	.390	.473	.863	43	1	1	0	0	0