Luis Valbuena
Luis Adan Valbuena
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 30, 1985 in Caja Seca Zulia, Venezuela
Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2008
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 22 SEA AL 18 54 49 6 12 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .245 .315 .347 .662 78 17 0 1 0 0 0 4/6
2009 23 CLE AL 103 398 368 52 92 25 3 10 31 2 3 26 83 .250 .298 .416 .714 90 153 8 0 2 2 0 46/5
2 Seasons 121 452 417 58 104 30 3 10 32 2 3 30 94 .249 .300 .408 .708 89 170 8 1 2 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 605 558 78 139 40 4 13 43 3 4 40 126 .249 .300 .408 .708 89 228 11 1 3 3 0
CLE (1 yr) 103 398 368 52 92 25 3 10 31 2 3 26 83 .250 .298 .416 .714 90 153 8 0 2 2 0
SEA (1 yr) 18 54 49 6 12 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .245 .315 .347 .662 78 17 0 1 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2008 22 SEA AL 54 37 6 4.3 103 .316 .245 .265 .315 .332 .347 .415 .662 .747 78 .439 -1.3 -0.1 .595 .184 .102
2009 23 CLE AL 398 291 44 4.0 102 .296 .250 .260 .298 .328 .416 .418 .714 .746 90 .397 -5.4 -0.5 .620 .234 .166 3.3
2 Seasons 452 328 50 4.1 102 .298 .249 .261 .300 .328 .408 .417 .708 .746 89 .403 -6.7 -0.6 .617 .228 .158 3.3
162 Game Avg. 605 439 67 4.1 102 .298 .249 .261 .300 .328 .408 .417 .708 .746 89 .403 -6.7 -0.6 .617 .228 .158 4
CLE (1 yr) 398 291 44 4.0 102 .296 .250 .260 .298 .328 .416 .418 .714 .746 90 .397 -5.4 -0.5 .620 .234 .166 3.3
SEA (1 yr) 54 37 6 4.3 103 .316 .245 .265 .315 .332 .347 .415 .662 .747 78 .439 -1.3 -0.1 .595 .184 .102

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2008 22 SEA AL 54 0.0% 20.4% 7.4% 9.3% 42% 2.75 4.5 49.0 0.57 0.37 70% 18% 0.0% 4%
2009 23 CLE AL 398 2.5% 20.9% 6.5% 9.6% 41% 3.19 4.4 36.8 11.9 0.69 0.96 70% 21% 7.0% 13%
2 Seasons 452 2.2% 20.8% 6.6% 9.5% 41% 3.13 4.4 41.7 13.0 0.68 0.87 70% 21% 6.1% 12%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2008 22 SEA AL 1 0 35% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 1
2009 23 CLE AL 4 0 39% 146 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 17 38% 14 10 4 8 4 3 12 5 6
2 Seasons 5 0 38% 165 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 17 38% 16 11 5 8 4 3 16 8 7
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2008 22 SEA AL 54 85% 12 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.48 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 4 0 0% 27 1 4% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
2009 23 CLE AL 398 90% 92 6 2 3 2 0 0 0.97 10 0 8 8 2 2 8 0 4 2 50% 88 8 9% 37 10 27% 241 22 9% 15 9 60% 15 8 53% 0
2 Seasons 452 89% 104 9 3 4 2 0 0 0.85 10 0 9 8 2 2 8 0 4 2 50% 96 8 8% 41 10 24% 268 23 9% 17 9 53% 18 9 50% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2008 22 SEA AL 54 219 4.06 132 60% 27% 17% 27% 29% 73% 0% 44% 77% 20% 13% 7 0 30% 16 2 13% 7 5 9% 0 0 0
2009 23 CLE AL 398 1478 3.71 965 65% 29% 15% 26% 30% 71% 0% 46% 79% 18% 5% 18 1 13% 50 16 5% 21 12 14% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 452 1697 3.75 1097 65% 29% 15% 26% 30% 71% 0% 46% 79% 18% 6% 25 1 15% 66 18 6% 28 17 14% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 22 18 54 49 6 12 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .245 .315 .347 .662 78 17 0 1 0 0 0
2009 23 121 452 417 58 104 30 3 10 32 2 3 30 94 .249 .300 .408 .708 89 170 8 1 2 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2008 22 18 55 50 6 13 5 0 0 1 0 4 11 .260 .327 .360 .687 6 18
2009 23 103 393 366 52 90 24 3 10 31 2 25 83 .246 .293 .410 .702 44 103
2 Seasons 121 448 416 58 103 29 3 10 32 2 29 94 .248 .297 .404 .701 50 121
162 Game Avg. 162 600 557 78 138 39 4 13 43 3 39 126 .248 .297 .404 .701 67 121

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