What years did Elmer Valo play?

Elmer Valo played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1961.

Was Elmer Valo a pitcher?

No. Elmer Valo was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Elmer Valo hit?

Elmer Valo hit 58 career home runs with 1,420 hits.

What teams did Elmer Valo play for?

Elmer Valo played for 6 teams: the Kansas City Athletics (1940–1943, 1946–1956), the Philadelphia Phillies (1956, 1961), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1957–1958), the Cleveland Indians (1959), the New York Yankees (1960), and the Minnesota Twins (1960–1961).

What were Elmer Valo's career stats?

In 1,806 games, Elmer Valo had 1,420 hits, 58 home runs, 601 RBI, 768 runs, and 110 stolen bases, with a .282 batting average.

What position did Elmer Valo play?

Elmer Valo played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Elmer Valo and how much did he weigh?

Elmer Valo was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 190 pounds.

How many home runs did Elmer Valo hit each season?

Elmer Valo's home runs by season: 0 in 1940, 2 in 1941, 2 in 1942, 3 in 1943, 1 in 1946, 5 in 1947, 3 in 1948, 5 in 1949, 10 in 1950, 7 in 1951, 5 in 1952, 0 in 1953, 1 in 1954, 3 in 1955, 5 in 1956, 4 in 1957, 1 in 1958, 0 in 1959, 0 in 1960, and 1 in 1961. His most in one season was 10, in 1950.

What was Elmer Valo's career batting average?

Elmer Valo batted .282 over his career, with 1,420 hits in 5,029 at bats.

How many RBI did Elmer Valo have?

Elmer Valo drove in 601 runs in his career.

Is Elmer Valo in the Hall of Fame?

No. Elmer Valo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Elmer Valo

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1961)

Elmer Valo was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1961 for 9 teams, including the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 22 seasons. In 1,806 career games, he hit .282 with 1,420 hits, 58 home runs, and 601 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 14,436.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 25, 2026

AVG .282

HR 58

RBI 601

H 1,420

OPS .790

PIV 14,436

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 190 lb
Born: 3/5/1921 in Rybnik, Plzenský, Czechoslovakia
Died: 7/19/1998 in Palmerton, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1940-09-22
Last Game: 1961-10-01

Full name: Elmer William Valo

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Career Batting Statistics

Elmer Valo — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,806	5,029	768	1,420	228	73	58	601	110	942	284	.282	.398	.391	.790	14,436

Career AVG .282 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +8.8% above league average.

Career OBP .398 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +20.1% above league average.

Career SLG .391 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .790 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — +10.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Elmer Valo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	PHA	AL	6	23	6	8	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	.348	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	PHA	AL	15	50	13	21	0	1	2	6	0	4	2	.420	.262 (+60%)	.332 (+39%)	.373 (+55%)	.705 (+48%)	384.5
1942	PHA	AL	133	459	64	115	13	10	2	40	13	70	21	.251	.253 (-1%)	.323 (+10%)	.349 (-4%)	.672 (+3%)	427.1
1943	PHA	AL	77	249	31	55	6	2	3	18	2	35	13	.221	.255 (-14%)	.324 (-2%)	.346 (-14%)	.671 (-8%)	-236.9
1946	PHA	AL	108	348	59	107	21	6	1	31	9	60	18	.307	.256 (+20%)	.328 (+25%)	.358 (+15%)	.687 (+20%)	1467.2
1947	PHA	AL	112	370	60	111	12	6	5	36	11	64	21	.300	.262 (+14%)	.336 (+21%)	.376 (+8%)	.712 (+14%)	1223.2
1948	PHA	AL	113	383	72	117	17	4	3	46	10	81	13	.305	.263 (+16%)	.340 (+27%)	.379 (+4%)	.719 (+15%)	1534.2
1949	PHA	AL	150	547	86	155	27	12	5	85	14	119	32	.283	.262 (+8%)	.343 (+20%)	.384 (+5%)	.727 (+12%)	1840.3
1950	PHA	AL	129	446	62	125	16	5	10	46	12	82	22	.280	.265 (+5%)	.346 (+16%)	.401 (+1%)	.747 (+8%)	1023.1
1951	PHA	AL	123	444	75	134	27	8	7	55	11	75	20	.302	.260 (+16%)	.336 (+22%)	.385 (+16%)	.721 (+19%)	1909.0
1952	PHA	AL	129	388	69	109	26	4	5	47	12	101	16	.281	.252 (+11%)	.326 (+32%)	.369 (+10%)	.696 (+20%)	2101.4
1953	PHA	AL	50	85	15	19	3	0	0	9	0	22	7	.224	.264 (-15%)	.335 (+14%)	.397 (-35%)	.733 (-12%)	-78.0
1954	PHA	AL	95	224	28	48	11	6	1	33	2	51	18	.214	.261 (-18%)	.333 (+7%)	.390 (-15%)	.723 (-5%)	-83.2
1955	KC1	AL	112	283	50	103	17	4	3	37	5	52	18	.364	.258 (+41%)	.332 (+39%)	.393 (+23%)	.726 (+30%)	1915.5
1956	KC1	AL	9	9	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	PHI	NL	98	291	40	84	13	3	5	37	7	48	21	.289	.258 (+12%)	.331 (+18%)	.397 (+2%)	.728 (+10%)	0.0
1957	BRO	NL	81	161	14	44	10	1	4	26	0	25	16	.273	.257 (+6%)	.323 (+14%)	.391 (+8%)	.715 (+11%)	375.9
1958	LAN	NL	65	101	9	25	2	1	1	14	0	12	11	.248	.257 (-4%)	.324 (-1%)	.394 (-20%)	.719 (-11%)	-168.6
1959	CLE	AL	34	24	3	7	0	0	0	5	0	7	0	.292	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	NYA	AL	8	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	WS1	AL	76	64	6	18	3	0	0	16	0	17	4	.281	.255 (+10%)	.323 (+31%)	.387 (-15%)	.711 (+6%)	0.0
1961	MIN	AL	33	32	0	5	2	0	0	4	0	3	3	.156	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	PHI	NL	50	43	4	8	2	0	1	8	0	8	6	.186	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 23 seasons			1,806	5,029	768	1,420	228	73	58	601	110	942	284	.282	—	—	—	—	13,635

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Elmer Valo — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	946	2630	413	776	23	353	.295
Away	860	2398	355	644	35	248	.269

Last 10 Games — Batting

Elmer Valo — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1961-10-01	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1961-09-28	PHI	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0
1961-09-25	PHI	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	0
1961-09-24	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0
1961-09-22	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0
1961-09-16	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	1
1961-09-13	PHI	SFG	L	1	0	0	1	0
1961-09-10	PHI	CHC	W	1	1	1	2	0
1961-09-05	PHI	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	1
1961-09-04	PHI	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Elmer Valo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1329	261	2769	72	67	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Elmer Valo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	PHA	OF	6	0	18	0	0	0
1941	PHA	OF	10	0	22	0	0	0
1942	PHA	OF	122	0	264	5	10	0
1943	PHA	OF	63	0	134	4	2	0
1946	PHA	OF	90	0	182	7	5	0
1947	PHA	OF	104	0	205	9	6	0
1948	PHA	OF	109	0	231	4	4	1
1949	PHA	OF	150	0	395	8	8	0
1950	PHA	OF	117	0	264	9	5	3
1951	PHA	OF	116	0	247	5	5	0
1952	PHA	OF	121	0	223	7	9	1
1953	PHA	OF	25	0	46	1	0	1
1954	PHA	OF	62	56	135	3	5	1
1955	KC1	OF	72	69	147	5	2	2
1956	KC1	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1956	PHI	OF	87	84	167	4	6	0
1957	BRO	OF	36	36	57	0	0	0
1958	LAN	OF	26	14	24	0	0	0
1959	CLE	OF	2	0	1	0	0	0
1960	NYA	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1960	WS1	OF	6	1	5	1	0	0
1961	MIN	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0
1961	PHI	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Elmer Valo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	349
Center Field	37
Right Field	957

Award Voting History

Elmer Valo — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1955	Most Valuable Player	AL	22th	5.0	336	0

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Elmer Valo: the record in brief

September 22, 1940 and October 1, 1961 bracket Elmer Valo's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Athletics (1940 to 1954), the Kansas City Athletics (1955 to 1956), the Philadelphia Phillies (1956 to 1961), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1957), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958), the Cleveland Indians (1959), the New York Yankees (1960), and the Washington Senators (1960), among other clubs in the table. Born on March 5, 1921, in Rybnik, Plzenský, Czechoslovakia, Valo is listed as an outfielder and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Valo's listed size is 190 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Valo's death is recorded on July 19, 1998, in Palmerton, PA, USA. Elmer Valo was the playing name; the full given name is Elmer William.

In 1,806 games and 5,029 at bats, Valo batted .282 with 1,420 hits, adding 58 home runs, 601 RBI, and 110 stolen bases. Valo got on base at a .398 rate and slugged .391 (.790 OPS).

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmer Valo

What years did Elmer Valo play?: Elmer Valo played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1961.
Was Elmer Valo a pitcher?: No. Elmer Valo was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Elmer Valo hit?: Elmer Valo hit 58 career home runs with 1,420 hits.
What teams did Elmer Valo play for?: Elmer Valo played for 6 teams: the Kansas City Athletics (1940–1943, 1946–1956), the Philadelphia Phillies (1956, 1961), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1957–1958), the Cleveland Indians (1959), the New York Yankees (1960), and the Minnesota Twins (1960–1961).
What were Elmer Valo's career stats?: In 1,806 games, Elmer Valo had 1,420 hits, 58 home runs, 601 RBI, 768 runs, and 110 stolen bases, with a .282 batting average.
What position did Elmer Valo play?: Elmer Valo played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Elmer Valo and how much did he weigh?: Elmer Valo was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Elmer Valo hit each season?: Elmer Valo's home runs by season: 0 in 1940, 2 in 1941, 2 in 1942, 3 in 1943, 1 in 1946, 5 in 1947, 3 in 1948, 5 in 1949, 10 in 1950, 7 in 1951, 5 in 1952, 0 in 1953, 1 in 1954, 3 in 1955, 5 in 1956, 4 in 1957, 1 in 1958, 0 in 1959, 0 in 1960, and 1 in 1961. His most in one season was 10, in 1950.
What was Elmer Valo's career batting average?: Elmer Valo batted .282 over his career, with 1,420 hits in 5,029 at bats.
How many RBI did Elmer Valo have?: Elmer Valo drove in 601 runs in his career.
Is Elmer Valo in the Hall of Fame?: No. Elmer Valo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.