Chris Valaika

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 205lb (180cm, 92kg)

Born: August 14, 1985 in Santa Monica, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA).

High School: William S. Hart HS (Santa Clarita, CA)

School: University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)

Debut: August 24, 2010 (Age 25-010d, 19,818th in major league history)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2014 (Age 29-045d)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

Agents: Wasserman

National Team: us USA (College,18U,16U)

Full Name: Christopher Andrew Valaika

Pronunciation: \vuh-LAY-kah\

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Relatives: Brother of Pat Valaika

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

248

.238

RBI

OBP

.282

SLG

.351

OPS

.633

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-23 / in Starts: 13-16
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 131 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	76 (40-25-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 131 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (39-25-13)

Most Driven In
L Valbuena	4
Self	3
L Watkins	1
J Ruggiano	1
W Castillo	1
R Sweeney	1
J Soler	1
R Kalish	1

Most Driven In By
Self	3
C Coghlan	3
A AlcÃ¡ntara	1
J BÃ¡ez	1
S Castro	1
R Kalish	0
T Wood	0

2014 Batting Game Log

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2014 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	56	109 (108)	Aug 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	.96	-0.034	.02	0.00%	-0.10	3B
2	57	110	Aug 3	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-3	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	6	.80	0.069	.02	0.00%	0.61	SS
3	58	111	Aug 5	CHC	@	COL	W,6-5	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.167	.500	9	4.06	0.028	.11	0.00%	-0.15	PH
4	59	112	Aug 6	CHC	@	COL	L,4-13	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.300	.143	.443	9	.69	-0.032	.02	0.00%	-0.79	PH
5	60	113	Aug 7	CHC	@	COL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.286	.182	.468	8	.52	0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.05	1B
6	61	114	Aug 8	CHC		TBR	L,3-4	7-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.250	.154	.404	9	1.49	-0.079	.03	0.00%	-0.30	3B
7	62	115	Aug 9	CHC		TBR	L,0-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.235	.143	.378	9	.12	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
8	63	116	Aug 10	CHC		TBR	W,3-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.227	.158	.385	8	1.63	-0.060	.02	0.00%	-0.38	3B
9	64	117	Aug 11	CHC		MIL	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.217	.150	.367	9	2.44	-0.060	.03	0.00%	-0.21	PH
10	65	120 (2)	Aug 14	CHC		MIL	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.250	.190	.440	9	.70	0.048	.01	0.00%	1.64	PH
11	66	121	Aug 15	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.160	.214	.160	.374	8	1.63	-0.181	.02	0.00%	-1.42	3B
12	67	122	Aug 16	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.219	.172	.391	8	.77	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.31	3B
13	68	125 (2)	Aug 19 susp	CHC		SFG	W,2-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.212	.167	.379	4	.58	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.14	2B
14	69	126	Aug 20	CHC		SFG	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.216	.265	.481	7	.40	0.110	.00	0.00%	0.92	2B
15	70	127	Aug 21	CHC		SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.200	.243	.443	6	1.17	-0.093	.01	0.00%	-0.61	2B
16	71	128	Aug 22	CHC		BAL	W,4-1	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.220	.289	.509	7	.36	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.61	PH 2B
17	72	129	Aug 23	CHC		BAL	W,7-2	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.233	.300	.533	9	.49	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.09	3B
18	73	131 (1)	Aug 26	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.227	.293	.520	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.14	1B
19	74	132	Aug 27	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.229	.289	.518	8	1.10	-0.056	.01	0.00%	-0.33	1B
20	75	133	Aug 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.184	.212	.265	.477	7	.67	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-1.22	1B
21	76	134	Aug 29	CHC	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.196	.245	.442	8	.73	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.72	1B
22	77	135	Aug 30 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.217	.304	.520	7	.52	0.120	.00	0.00%	1.09	1B
23	78	136	Aug 30 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.219	.300	.519	7	.90	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.38	1B
24	79	137	Aug 31	CHC	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.235	.302	.537	7	.88	0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.02	1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	80	138	Sep 1	CHC		MIL	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.239	.292	.532	8	.53	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.35	1B
26	81	139	Sep 2	CHC		MIL	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.240	.290	.530	8	.22	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.24	1B
27	82	140	Sep 3	CHC		MIL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.266	.347	.613	8	.32	0.228	.00	0.00%	2.02	1B
28	83	141	Sep 5 susp	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.234	.286	.377	.662	6	2.11	0.410	.01	0.00%	2.66	1B
29	84	142	Sep 6	CHC		PIT	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.295	.375	.670	5	.84	-0.024	.00	0.00%	0.15	3B
30	85	144 (1)	Sep 8	CHC	@	TOR	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.297	.373	.670	9	.19	-0.014	.00	0.00%	0.06	3B
31	86	145	Sep 9	CHC	@	TOR	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.295	.368	.663	8	.95	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.50	1B
32	87	147 (1)	Sep 12	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.292	.364	.655	5	.53	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
33	88	148	Sep 13	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.287	.355	.642	5	.68	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-1.36	2B
34	89	149	Sep 14	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.288	.365	.653	5	.86	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.14	2B
35	90	150	Sep 15	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.286	.361	.647	8	1.78	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH 2B
36	91	151	Sep 16	CHC		CIN	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.284	.350	.634	6	.81	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.48	1B
37	92	152	Sep 17	CHC		CIN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.286	.350	.635	7	1.43	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.17	2B
38	93	153	Sep 18	CHC		LAD	L,4-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.283	.346	.629	9	.27	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
39	94	154	Sep 19	CHC		LAD	L,5-14	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.291	.361	.652	7	.55	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.43	1B SS
40	95	155	Sep 20	CHC		LAD	W,8-7	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.286	.355	.640	7	1.52	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.75	PH 2B
41	96	156	Sep 21	CHC		LAD	L,5-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.285	.345	.630	7	1.21	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.50	2B
42	97	158 (1)	Sep 23	CHC		STL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.278	.336	.614	7	.50	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.40	2B
43	98	159	Sep 24	CHC		STL	W,3-1	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.283	.342	.625	8	.75	0.073	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
44	99	162 (2)	Sep 28	CHC	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.282	.339	.621	7	.70	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.35	2B
							21-23		131	121	10	28	4	0	3	13	7	1	35	2	0	1	1	5	1	0	.231	.282	.339	.621		.91	-0.017	.01	0.00%	0.37

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