Javier Valentín

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 198lb (178cm, 89kg)

Born: September 19, 1975 in Manati, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fernando Callejo HS (Manati, Puerto Rico).

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

Debut: September 13, 1997 (Age 21-359d, 17,172nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2008 (Age 33-009d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Diego Bentz

Full Name: José Javier Valentín

Pronunciation: \Val-en-TEEN\

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Relatives: Brother of José Valentín; Uncle of Jesmuel Valentín

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

1507

379

.252

154

RBI

210

OBP

.310

SLG

.402

OPS

.712

OPS+

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

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 8	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
2	9 (4)	Apr 15	CIN		HOU	L,2-11	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	13 (3)	Apr 19	CIN		CHC	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
4	16 (2)	Apr 22	CIN	@	FLA	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
5	20 (3)	Apr 26	CIN	@	CHC	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 1	CIN	@	MIL	L,3-13	CG	48	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
7	31 (6)	May 9	CIN		SDP	L,5-6	GS	42	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
8	32	May 10	CIN		SDP	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
9	33	May 11	CIN		SDP	L,2-7	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
10	34	May 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
11	37 (2)	May 15	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	33	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
12	39 (1)	May 17	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
13	41 (1)	May 20	CIN		CLE	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	C
14	42	May 21	CIN		CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	46 (3)	May 25	CIN		WSN	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
16	47	May 26	CIN		PIT	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
17	48	May 27	CIN		PIT	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
18	49	May 28	CIN		PIT	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	53 (3)	Jun 1	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
20	56 (2)	Jun 5	CIN	@	COL	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
21	61 (4)	Jun 11	CIN		BAL	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
22	62	Jun 12	CIN		BAL	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
23	63	Jun 13	CIN	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
24	66 (2)	Jun 16	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	C
25	68 (1)	Jun 18	CIN		ATL	L,1-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
26	69	Jun 19	CIN		ATL	W,11-8	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	71 (1)	Jun 21	CIN		STL	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
28	74 (2)	Jun 25	CIN	@	CLE	L,7-12	CG	49	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
29	78 (3)	Jun 30	CIN		HOU	T,2-2	CG	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	80 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
31	81	Jul 2 (2)	CIN		HOU	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
32	82	Jul 3	CIN		HOU	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
33	86 (3)	Jul 7	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
34	88 (1)	Jul 9	CIN	@	ARI	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
35	92 (3)	Jul 17	CIN		COL	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
36	95 (2)	Jul 20	CIN		CHC	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
37	96	Jul 21	CIN		CHC	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
38	97	Jul 22	CIN		MIL	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
39	98	Jul 23	CIN		MIL	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
40	102 (3)	Jul 27	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
41	105 (2)	Jul 30	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	109 (3)	Aug 4	CIN		ATL	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
43	111 (1)	Aug 6	CIN		FLA	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
44	113 (1)	Aug 8	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
45	117 (3)	Aug 13	CIN	@	MIL	W,4-1	GS	24	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
46	122 (4)	Aug 18	CIN		SFG	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
47	124 (1)	Aug 20	CIN		ARI	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
48	127 (2)	Aug 24	CIN	@	WSN	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
49	130 (2)	Aug 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	41	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	134 (3)	Sep 1	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
51	137 (2)	Sep 4	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	46	12.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
52	139 (1)	Sep 6	CIN		MIL	W,2-1	CG	43	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
53	142 (2)	Sep 10	CIN		PIT	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
54	144 (1)	Sep 12	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
55	148 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	35	7.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
56	149	Sep 17	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
57	151 (1)	Sep 20	CIN		STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
58	152	Sep 21	CIN		STL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
59	154 (1)	Sep 23	CIN		PHI	L,10-11	GS	29	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
60	156 (1)	Sep 25	CIN		PHI	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
61	157	Sep 26	CIN	@	MIL	L,9-12	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
62	160 (2)	Sep 29	CIN	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
63	162 (1)	Oct 1	CIN	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
64	163	Oct 2	CIN	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
							64gm		526.1	362	28	3	393	4