#35 John Valentin, Shortstop, 31 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubbies Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| John Valentin
2/18/1967 31 USA,NY,MINEOLA 6"0 190
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Suffers Prone 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,905,714 1998 $ 3,000,000 (2 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 165 Days (1197 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 165 Days (1197 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Talent | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings SS : 7 (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | CIN | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | CIN | W 9-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/25 | @SD | L 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/26 | @SD | L 8-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @MON | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/29 | NYM | L 10-11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @MON | L 0-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/1 | STL | W 5-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #8 | | |
10/3 | NYM | L 1-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/5 | @PIT | W 10-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 136 | 453 | 111 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 69 | 67 | 104 | .245 | .356 | .413 | .769 | .743 | .168 |
Projected | 136 | 453 | 111 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 69 | 67 | 104 | .245 | .356 | .413 | .769 | .743 | .168 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 124 | 537 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 187 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 68.0 | 5.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 127 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .370 | .431 | .669 | 1.100 |
vs. RHP | 326 | 64 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 54 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .196 | .327 | .313 | .640 |
Close/Late | 48 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 | .452 | .458 | .910 |
Scoring Position | 110 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .406 | .409 | .815 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 64 | 210 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 44 | .224 | .339 | .343 | .681 |
Road | 72 | 243 | 64 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 44 | 35 | 60 | .263 | .367 | .473 | .841 |
March/April | 18 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | .250 | .408 | .393 | .801 |
May | 17 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 9 | .283 | .394 | .483 | .878 |
June | 26 | 93 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 21 | .237 | .305 | .366 | .670 |
July | 19 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | .222 | .338 | .349 | .687 |
August | 26 | 79 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 26 | .177 | .327 | .316 | .643 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 102 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 21 | .294 | .373 | .539 | .912 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1992 | 114 | 391 | 99 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 63 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 0 | .253 | .336 | .455 | .792 | NYY |
1993 | 153 | 559 | 141 | 48 | 1 | 17 | 95 | 83 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .341 | .433 | .774 | NYY |
1994 | 153 | 509 | 153 | 49 | 3 | 16 | 78 | 88 | 70 | 9 | 4 | 77 | 1 | 1 | .301 | .392 | .503 | .895 | NYY |
1995 | 154 | 537 | 139 | 42 | 1 | 15 | 92 | 86 | 67 | 9 | 7 | 97 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .347 | .425 | .771 | NYY |
1996 | 138 | 314 | 86 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 66 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .381 | .525 | .907 | NYY CHN |
1997 | 144 | 375 | 96 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 54 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .350 | .432 | .782 | CHN |
1998 | 136 | 453 | 111 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 69 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .356 | .413 | .769 | CHN |
Total | 992 | 3138 | 825 | 263 | 21 | 96 | 497 | 509 | 413 | 58 | 21 | 551 | 2 | 5 | .263 | .357 | .452 | .809 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1992, AAA | 34 | 124 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .331 | .437 | .661 | 1.098 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 133 | 124 | 173 | 371 | 74 | 568 | 24 | .958 | 1103.2 | 4.63 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1992... Had first career hit (double) on 5/13/1992, off Ken Hill (SEA)... Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1992, off Steve Avery (CLE)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1992, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Injured on 7/11/1992 with a Stiff Knee, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cleveland on 4/28/1993... Drove in 8 runs against Baltimore on 7/12/1995... 2/3/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration... Traded from New York (A) to Chicago (N) on 6/5/1996 (Going to CHN: SS John Valentin. Going to NYY: CF James Mouton)... 2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,905,714 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1997, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 15 RBI... 2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,905,714 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/22/1998 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 3 weeks... 7/30/1998: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Doubles 1993 - 48 - 7th 1994 - 49 - 9th
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