Eric Christian Valent
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 191 lb.
Born: April 4, 1977 in La Mirada, California, US
High School: Canyon HS (Anaheim, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 26th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canyon HS (Anaheim, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (42nd) of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-A | PHI | 56 | 249 | 214 | 48 | 71 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 48 | .332 | .418 | .617 | 1.034 | 132 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 21 | Piedmont | SALL | A | PHI | 22 | 104 | 89 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | .427 | .500 | .831 | 1.331 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 21 | Clearwater | FLOR | A+ | PHI | 34 | 145 | 125 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 29 | .264 | .359 | .464 | .823 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | Clearwater | FLOR | A+ | PHI | 134 | 594 | 520 | 91 | 150 | 31 | 9 | 20 | 106 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 110 | .288 | .359 | .498 | .857 | 259 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| 2000 | 23 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | 128 | 550 | 469 | 81 | 121 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 89 | .258 | .356 | .467 | .823 | 219 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2001 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 117 | 508 | 448 | 65 | 122 | 30 | 2 | 21 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 105 | .272 | .352 | .489 | .841 | 219 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 140 | 602 | 546 | 69 | 137 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 94 | .251 | .311 | .370 | .681 | 202 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 134 | 520 | 450 | 62 | 98 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 102 | .218 | .308 | .367 | .675 | 165 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 28 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 79 | 333 | 275 | 44 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 58 | .255 | .380 | .407 | .787 | 112 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 29 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Fgn | SDP | 54 | 177 | 160 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 45 | .200 | .273 | .256 | .529 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 29 | Portland | PCL | AAA | SDP | 30 | 95 | 86 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | .209 | .284 | .256 | .540 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 29 | Rakuten | JPPL | Fgn | 24 | 82 | 74 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .189 | .259 | .257 | .516 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 Seasons | 842 | 3533 | 3082 | 478 | 801 | 183 | 22 | 107 | 509 | 10 | 12 | 385 | 651 | .260 | .344 | .438 | .782 | 1349 | 63 | 26 | 8 | 32 | 23 | |||||
| AAA (5 seasons) | AAA | 500 | 2058 | 1805 | 250 | 445 | 108 | 7 | 51 | 255 | 1 | 4 | 222 | 382 | .247 | .330 | .399 | .729 | 720 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 168 | 739 | 645 | 115 | 183 | 39 | 10 | 25 | 131 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 139 | .284 | .359 | .491 | .851 | 317 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 5 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 22 | 104 | 89 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | .427 | .500 | .831 | 1.331 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Fgn (1 season) | Fgn | 24 | 82 | 74 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .189 | .259 | .257 | .516 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 128 | 550 | 469 | 81 | 121 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 89 | .258 | .356 | .467 | .823 | 219 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-A | PHI | OF | 55 | 105 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .981 | 1.87 | |||||
| 1998 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-A | PHI | RF | 55 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 1998 | 21 | Piedmont | SALL | A | PHI | OF | 21 | 42 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .952 | 1.90 | |||||
| 1998 | 21 | Piedmont | SALL | A | PHI | RF | 21 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 1998 | 21 | Clearwater | FLOR | A+ | PHI | OF | 34 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.85 | |||||
| 1998 | 21 | Clearwater | FLOR | A+ | PHI | RF | 34 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 1999 | 22 | Clearwater | FLOR | A+ | PHI | OF | 129 | 291 | 265 | 17 | 9 | 3 | .969 | 2.19 | |||||
| 1999 | 22 | Clearwater | FLOR | A+ | PHI | RF | 125 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 1999 | 22 | Clearwater | FLOR | A+ | PHI | CF | 6 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 23 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | OF | 122 | 253 | 233 | 16 | 4 | 3 | .984 | 2.04 | |||||
| 2000 | 23 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | RF | 109 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 23 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | LF | 14 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2001 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | OF | 95 | 169 | 155 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .988 | 1.76 | |||||
| 2001 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | RF | 85 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2001 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | LF | 10 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2001 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 1B | 27 | 225 | 209 | 15 | 1 | 18 | .996 | 8.30 | |||||
| 2002 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | OF | 118 | 279 | 260 | 14 | 5 | 4 | .982 | 2.32 | |||||
| 2002 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | RF | 111 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2002 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | CF | 6 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2002 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | LF | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2002 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 1B | 23 | 213 | 197 | 11 | 5 | 22 | .977 | 9.04 | |||||
| 2003 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | OF | 132 | 301 | 283 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .973 | 2.22 | |||||
| 2003 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | RF | 111 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | CF | 21 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | LF | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 1B | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.33 | |||||
| 2005 | 28 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | RF | 35 | 75 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 2.11 | -4 | ||||
| 2005 | 28 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | -2 | ||||
| 2005 | 28 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | LF | 24 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 1.67 | 1 | ||||
| 2005 | 28 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 1B | 13 | 108 | 101 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .991 | 8.23 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | 29 | Portland | PCL | AAA | SDP | RF | 20 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | 11 | ||||
| 2006 | 29 | Portland | PCL | AAA | SDP | CF | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | -1 | ||||
| 2006 | 29 | Rakuten | JPPL | Fgn | OF | 20 | 38 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.85 | 0 | |||||
| 8 Seasons | 821 | 2165 | 2008 | 117 | 40 | 64 | .982 | 2.59 | 5 | ||||||||||
| RF (8 seasons) | RF | 651 | 125 | 118 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 0.19 | 7 | |||||||||
| OF (7 seasons) | OF | 671 | 1436 | 1327 | 78 | 31 | 16 | .978 | 2.09 | 5 | |||||||||
| CF (5 seasons) | CF | 38 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.26 | -3 | |||||||||
| LF (5 seasons) | LF | 50 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 0.80 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1B (4 seasons) | 1B | 66 | 553 | 514 | 32 | 7 | 48 | .987 | 8.27 | 0 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21 | Clearwater Phillies | Florida State League | A+ | PHI | |||
| 1998 | 21 | Piedmont Boll Weevils | South Atlantic League | A | PHI | |||
| 1999 | 22 | Clearwater Phillies | Florida State League | A+ | PHI | |||
| 2000 | 23 | Reading Phillies | Eastern League | AA | PHI | |||
| 2001 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | AAA | PHI | |||
| 2001 | 24 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | MLB | PHI | 1 | 2001-06-08 | 2001-09-30 |
| 2002 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | AAA | PHI | |||
| 2002 | 25 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | MLB | PHI | 1 | 2002-09-08 | 2002-09-29 |
| 2003 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | AAA | PHI | |||
| 2003 | 26 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | MLB | CIN | 1 | 2003-09-03 | 2003-09-28 |
| 2004 | 27 | New York Mets | National League | MLB | NYM | 1 | 2004-04-06 | 2004-10-03 |
| 2005 | 28 | Norfolk Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | 2005-06-11 | 2005-09-05 | |
| 2005 | 28 | New York Mets | National League | MLB | NYM | 1 | 2005-04-04 | 2005-05-27 |
| 2006 | 29 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | Japan Pacific League | Fgn | ||||
| 2006 | 29 | Portland Beavers | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SDP | 2006-04-06 | 2006-05-14 |
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