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)

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+

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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
1987	17	-3.9	Spokane	NORW	A-	SDP	70	283	244	52	61	8	2	2	24	8	5	35	38	.250	.346	.324	.670	79		1	3	0	2
1988	18	-3.3	Charleston SC	SALL	A	SDP	133	505	444	56	103	20	1	6	44	11	4	45	83	.232	.304	.322	.627	143		3	9	4	1
1989	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	SDP	132	487	430	48	86	11	5	12	46	9	7	42	105	.200	.278	.333	.610	143		5	8	2	2
1989	19	-4.7	Wichita	TL	AA	SDP	18	57	49	8	12	1	0	2	5	1	0	5	12	.245	.315	.388	.703	19		0	3	0	1
1989	19	-3.4	Riverside	CALL	A	SDP	114	430	381	40	74	10	5	10	41	8	7	37	93	.194	.273	.326	.598	124		5	5	2	1
1990	20	-3.9	Wichita	TL	AA	SDP	11	42	36	4	10	2	0	0	2	2	1	5	7	.278	.366	.333	.699	12		0	1	0	0
1991	21	-3.0	Wichita	TL	AA	SDP	129	515	447	73	112	22	5	17	68	8	6	55	115	.251	.335	.436	.771	195	5	4	4	5	1
1992	22	-4.8	Denver	AA	AAA	MIL	139	565	492	78	118	19	11	3	45	9	4	53	99	.240	.317	.342	.658	168	8	5	9	6	2
1992	22	-6.6	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0
1993	23	-4.2	New Orleans	AA	AAA	MIL	122	462	389	56	96	22	5	9	53	9	10	47	87	.247	.337	.399	.736	155	3	8	14	4	2
1993	23	-5.9	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	19	63	53	10	13	1	2	1	7	1	0	7	16	.245	.344	.396	.741	21	1	1	2	0	1
1994	24	-5.1	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	97	331	285	47	68	19	0	11	46	12	3	38	75	.239	.330	.421	.751	120	1	2	4	2	1
1995	25	-4.0	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	112	386	338	62	74	23	3	11	49	16	8	37	83	.219	.293	.402	.695	136	0	0	7	4	0
1996	26	-2.9	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	154	628	552	90	143	33	7	24	95	17	4	66	145	.259	.336	.475	.811	262	4	0	6	4	9
1997	27	5.4	Beloit	MIDW	A	MIL	2	8	6	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.500	.625	.667	1.292	4	0	0	0	0	0
1997	27	-2.1	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	136	546	494	58	125	23	1	17	58	19	8	39	109	.253	.310	.407	.717	201	5	4	4	5	4
1998	28	-0.5	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	151	497	428	65	96	24	0	16	49	10	7	63	105	.224	.323	.393	.716	168	2	1	2	3	8
1999	29	2.1	Louisville	IL	AAA	MIL	6	24	20	6	5	0	0	3	3	0	1	4	3	.250	.375	.700	1.075	14	0	0	0	0	0
1999	29	0.1	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	89	313	256	45	58	9	5	10	38	3	2	48	52	.227	.347	.418	.765	107	3	2	2	5	7
2000	30	0.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	144	648	568	107	155	37	6	25	92	19	2	59	106	.273	.343	.491	.835	279	11	4	13	4	1
2001	31	2.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	124	502	438	74	113	22	2	28	68	9	6	50	114	.258	.336	.509	.845	223	7	3	8	3	2
2002	32	3.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	135	527	474	70	118	26	4	25	75	3	3	43	99	.249	.311	.479	.790	227	9	2	3	5	2
2003	33	4.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	144	569	503	79	119	26	2	28	74	8	3	54	114	.237	.313	.463	.776	233	6	3	7	2	4
2004	34	6.8	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	8	33	31	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	15	.065	.121	.065	.186	2	0	0	0	0	0
2004	34	4.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	125	504	450	73	97	20	3	30	70	8	6	43	139	.216	.287	.473	.760	213	5	3	6	2	4
2004-05	34		Manati	PRWL	FgW
2005	35	8.0	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	LAD	12	43	35	8	14	3	0	2	5	1	0	7	6	.400	.512	.657	1.169	23	0	1	0	0	1
2005	35	5.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	56	184	147	17	25	4	2	2	14	3	1	31	38	.170	.326	.265	.591	39	2	4	0	2	2
2005-06	35		Manati	PRWL	FgW
2006	36	6.8	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	137	432	384	56	104	24	3	18	62	6	2	37	71	.271	.330	.490	.820	188	5	0	5	6	5
2007	37	14.1	St. Lucie	FLOR	A+	NYM	3	11	8	4	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	2	.125	.273	.500	.773	4	1	0	0	1	0
2007	37	8.0	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	51	183	166	18	40	11	1	3	18	2	1	15	28	.241	.302	.374	.676	62	5	0	1	1	4
2008	38		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	NYM	17	63	58	8	14	6	0	1	8	1	2	5	13	.241	.302	.397	.698	23	3	0	0	0	0
2008	38	11.1	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	NYM	10	35	33	4	6	2	0	1	4	1	1	2	8	.182	.229	.333	.562	11	3	0	0	0	0
2008	38	15.1	St. Lucie	FLOR	A+	NYM	7	28	25	4	8	4	0	0	4	0	1	3	5	.320	.393	.480	.873	12	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09	38	10.6	Santurce	PRWL	FgW		17	76	59	9	14	2	0	2	6	0	1	13	14	.237	.392	.373	.765	22	1	2	2	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 (16 seasons)					Majors		1678	6317	5539	872	1348	302	41	249	816	136	56	630	1294	.243	.321	.448	.769	2479	66	29	70	49	54
Minors (13 seasons)					Minors		784	3041	2640	397	625	114	29	56	305	58	40	304	574	.237	.319	.366	.685	965		27	48	22	11
Foreign (3 seasons)					Foreign		17	76	59	9	14	2	0	2	6	0	1	13	14					22	1	2	2	0	0
All Levels (22 Seasons)							2479	9434	8238	1278	1987	418	70	307	1127	194	97	947	1882					3466	87	58	120	71	65

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		297	1162	1000	153	241	46	16	18	112	20	16	115	218	.241	.325	.373	.698	373	14	14	23	10	5
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		158	614	532	85	134	25	5	19	75	11	7	65	134	.252	.335	.425	.760	226		4	8	5	2
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		10	39	33	8	9	4	0	1	8	0	1	5	7	.273	.359	.485	.844	16	1	0	0	1	0
A (3 seasons)					Minors		249	943	831	99	180	31	6	16	86	19	11	84	177	.217	.293	.326	.619	271		8	14	6	2
A- (1 season)					Minors		70	283	244	52	61	8	2	2	24	8	5	35	38	.250	.346	.324	.670	79		1	3	0	2