José Valentín

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: October 12, 1969 in Manati, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Fernando Callejo HS (Manati, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 17, 1992 (Age 22-341d, 16,236th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 20, 2007 (Age 37-281d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1994 season

Agents: David Elston

Full Name: José Antonio Valentín

Pronunciation: \val-en-TEEN\

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Relatives: Brother of Javier Valentín; Father of Jesmuel Valentín

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.6

5539

1348

249

.243

872

RBI

816

136

OBP

.321

SLG

.448

OPS

.769

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	MIL	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
2	2	Apr 4	MIL	@	TOR	L,2-6	GS	28	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
3	3	Apr 5	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-2	GS	29	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
4	4	Apr 6	MIL	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
5	5	Apr 7	MIL		TEX	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
6	6	Apr 10	MIL		TEX	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
7	7	Apr 13	MIL		TOR	W,3-2	GS	7	2.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	27 (19)	May 5	MIL		OAK	W,11-7	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
9	28	May 6	MIL		OAK	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	SS
10	29	May 7	MIL		OAK	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	SS
11	30	May 9	MIL		ANA	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
12	31	May 10	MIL		ANA	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
13	33 (1)	May 12	MIL		SEA	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
14	34	May 13	MIL		SEA	L,1-2	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
15	35	May 14	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	1	SS
16	36	May 15	MIL	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
17	38 (1)	May 17	MIL	@	ANA	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	2	1	5	2	SS
18	39	May 18	MIL	@	ANA	L,4-5	CG	29	8.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
19	40	May 20	MIL		MIN	L,3-4	GS	39	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	SS
20	41	May 21	MIL		MIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
21	42	May 23	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
22	43	May 24	MIL	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
23	44	May 25	MIL	@	CHW	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	6	7	0	13	3	SS
24	45	May 26	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	SS
25	46	May 27	MIL	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
26	47	May 28	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
27	48	May 29	MIL	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
28	49	May 30	MIL		CHW	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
29	50	May 31	MIL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	51	Jun 1	MIL		CHW	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
31	52	Jun 2	MIL		CHW	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	3	1	6	2	SS
32	53	Jun 3	MIL		BOS	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
33	54	Jun 4	MIL		BOS	W,13-11	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
34	55	Jun 5	MIL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
35	56	Jun 6	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
36	57	Jun 7	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
37	58	Jun 8	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
38	59	Jun 10	MIL	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
39	60	Jun 11	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	46	10.1	3	3	1	7	0	SS
40	61	Jun 12	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	SS
41	62	Jun 13	MIL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	2	5	1	8	2	SS
42	63	Jun 14	MIL	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
43	64	Jun 15	MIL	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
44	65	Jun 16	MIL		STL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
45	66	Jun 17	MIL		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
46	67	Jun 18	MIL		STL	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
47	68	Jun 20	MIL		KCR	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
48	69	Jun 22	MIL		KCR	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
49	70	Jun 23	MIL		BAL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
50	71	Jun 24	MIL		BAL	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
51	72	Jun 25	MIL		BAL	L,1-9	GS	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
52	73	Jun 26	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
53	74	Jun 27	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-16	CG	44	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
54	75	Jun 28	MIL	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
55	76	Jun 29	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
56	77	Jun 30	MIL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	78	Jul 1	MIL	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
58	79	Jul 2	MIL	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
59	80	Jul 3	MIL		MIN	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
60	81	Jul 4	MIL		MIN	L,1-13	CG	54	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
61	82	Jul 5	MIL		MIN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
62	83	Jul 6	MIL		MIN	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	SS
63	84	Jul 11	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
64	85	Jul 12	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	SS
65	86	Jul 13	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
66	87	Jul 14	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	53	13.1	1	5	0	6	1	SS
67	88	Jul 15	MIL	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
68	89	Jul 16	MIL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
69	90	Jul 17	MIL		CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
70	91	Jul 18	MIL		NYY	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
71	92	Jul 19	MIL		NYY	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
72	93	Jul 20	MIL		NYY	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
73	94	Jul 21	MIL		NYY	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
74	95	Jul 22	MIL	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
75	96	Jul 23	MIL	@	TOR	L,0-8	GS	32	6.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
76	97	Jul 24	MIL	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
77	98	Jul 25	MIL	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
78	99	Jul 26	MIL	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
79	100	Jul 27	MIL	@	DET	W,11-7	GS	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
80	101	Jul 28 (1)	MIL		TOR	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
81	102	Jul 28 (2)	MIL		TOR	W,9-3	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
82	103	Jul 29 (1)	MIL		TOR	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
83	104	Jul 29 (2)	MIL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	9	0	9	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	106 (1)	Aug 1	MIL		SEA	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
85	107	Aug 2	MIL		SEA	L,4-14	GS	35	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
86	108	Aug 3	MIL		SEA	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
87	109	Aug 4	MIL	@	ANA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	2	SS
88	110	Aug 5	MIL	@	ANA	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
89	111	Aug 6	MIL	@	ANA	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
90	112	Aug 7	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	47	12.1	2	4	1	7	2	SS
91	113	Aug 9	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
92	114	Aug 10 (1)	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	3	4	0	7	0	SS
93	116 (1)	Aug 11	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-11	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
94	117	Aug 12	MIL	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
95	118	Aug 14	MIL		ANA	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
96	119	Aug 15	MIL		ANA	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
97	120	Aug 16	MIL		OAK	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
98	121	Aug 17	MIL		OAK	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
99	122	Aug 18 (1)	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	SS
100	124 (1)	Aug 19	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
101	125	Aug 20	MIL	@	TEX	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
102	126	Aug 21	MIL		DET	L,1-2	CG	50	12.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
103	127	Aug 22	MIL		DET	L,1-16	GS	42	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
104	128	Aug 23	MIL		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
105	129	Aug 24	MIL		DET	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
106	130	Aug 25	MIL		TEX	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
107	131	Aug 26	MIL		TEX	W,11-10	CG	56	12.0	1	5	0	6	3	SS
108	132	Aug 27	MIL		TEX	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
109	133	Aug 29	MIL		PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
110	134	Aug 30	MIL		PIT	L,1-3	GS	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
111	135	Aug 31	MIL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	136	Sep 1	MIL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
113	137	Sep 2	MIL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
114	138	Sep 3	MIL	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
115	139	Sep 5	MIL	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
116	140	Sep 6	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-10	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
117	141	Sep 7	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
118	142	Sep 8	MIL	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	44	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
119	144 (1)	Sep 10	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	28	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
120	145	Sep 12	MIL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	SS
121	146	Sep 13	MIL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
122	147	Sep 14	MIL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
123	148	Sep 15	MIL		CHW	W,11-10	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
124	149	Sep 17	MIL	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
125	150	Sep 18	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
126	151	Sep 19	MIL	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
127	152	Sep 20	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
128	153	Sep 21	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	3	4	1	8	1	SS
129	154	Sep 22	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	30	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
130	155	Sep 23 (1)	MIL		KCR	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	SS
131	157 (1)	Sep 24	MIL		KCR	W,4-3	GS	46	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
132	158	Sep 25	MIL		KCR	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
133	159	Sep 26	MIL		BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
134	160	Sep 27	MIL		BAL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
							134gm		1150.1	208	383	20	611	86