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.

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	CIN		CHC	L,7-16	CG	52	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
2	3 (1)	Apr 6	CIN		PIT	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
3	5 (1)	Apr 8	CIN		PIT	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
4	6	Apr 9	CIN		PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
5	8 (1)	Apr 12	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
6	10 (1)	Apr 14	CIN	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
7	11	Apr 15	CIN	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	12	Apr 16	CIN	@	STL	L,7-8	GF	8	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
9	13	Apr 17	CIN		FLA	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
10	14	Apr 18	CIN		FLA	L,6-12	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
11	16 (1)	Apr 20	CIN	@	MIL	W,12-8	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
12	20 (3)	Apr 24	CIN	@	WSN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
13	25 (4)	Apr 30	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	30 (4)	May 5	CIN	@	ARI	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	31	May 6	CIN	@	ARI	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
16	34 (2)	May 10	CIN		WSN	W,9-6	GF	16	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
17	36 (1)	May 12	CIN		PHI	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
18	43 (6)	May 20	CIN	@	DET	L,6-7	GF	15	3.2	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
19	48 (4)	May 26	CIN		ARI	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
20	52 (3)	May 30	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	5	2	1	8	1	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	56 (3)	Jun 4	CIN	@	HOU	W,6-4	CG	43	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
22	61 (4)	Jun 9	CIN		CHC	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	5	1	2	8	0	C
23	66 (4)	Jun 14	CIN		MIL	W,3-0	CG	41	11.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
24	68 (1)	Jun 17	CIN		CHW	L,6-8	GF	7	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
25	71 (2)	Jun 20	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-9	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
26	72	Jun 21	CIN	@	NYM	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
27	80 (7)	Jun 30	CIN		CLE	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	93 (12)	Jul 16	CIN		COL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
29	99 (5)	Jul 23	CIN		MIL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
30	102 (2)	Jul 27	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	106 (3)	Aug 1	CIN		LAD	L,4-10	GF	12	2.1	2	1	0	3	0	C
32	108 (1)	Aug 3	CIN		LAD	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
33	112 (3)	Aug 7	CIN		STL	L,1-13	CG	50	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
34	117 (4)	Aug 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
35	119 (1)	Aug 15	CIN	@	STL	L,0-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
36	122 (2)	Aug 18	CIN		PIT	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
37	129 (6)	Aug 25	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	1	2	0	PH C
38	132 (2)	Aug 28	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-6	GF	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1B
39	133	Aug 29	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-6		5	1.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
40	134	Aug 30	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-7	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	141 (6)	Sep 8	CIN		PIT	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
42	142	Sep 9	CIN		PIT	L,4-7	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
43	144 (1)	Sep 12	CIN		SDP	W,5-4		11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
44	145	Sep 13	CIN		SDP	L,0-10	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
45	146	Sep 14	CIN		SDP	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
46	149 (2)	Sep 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
47	154 (4)	Sep 23	CIN		CHC	L,4-11	CG	45	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
48	159 (4)	Sep 28	CIN	@	FLA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
							48gm		314.0	246	20	7	273	1