Mario Valdéz

Mario A. Valdez

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: November 19, 1974 in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
High School: Hialeah HS (Hialeah, FL)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 48th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed May 1, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 15, 1997
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Athletics 1997-2001
2012 Contract Status: not updated (details) [*]
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Standard Batting

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
1994	19	CHW-min	Rk	53	190	157	20	37	11	2	2	25	0	6	30	28	.236	.363	.369	.733		58	3	2	0	1	0		WHS · GULF
1995	20	CHW-min	A	130	516	441	65	120	30	5	11	56	9	7	67	107	.272	.372	.438	.810		193	5	5	0	3	2		HCK · SALL
1996	21	CHW-min	A,AA	111	454	370	68	122	29	2	13	71	2	4	68	76	.330	.443	.524	.967		194	6	11	0	5	4		SBN,BIR · MIDW,SOUL
1997	22	CHW-min	AAA	81	339	282	44	79	20	1	15	61	1	1	43	77	.280	.388	.518	.905		146	8	9	1	4	3		NVL · AA
1997	22	CHW	AL	54	137	115	11	28	7	0	1	13	1	0	17	39	.243	.350	.330	.681	83	38	3	3	0	2	0	3/D5

1998	23	CHW-min	AAA	123	524	448	86	148	32	0	20	81	1	2	60	102	.330	.420	.536	.956		240	14	12	0	4	3		CGY · PCL
1999	24	CHW-min	AAA	121	491	402	78	110	17	2	26	76	1	0	76	91	.274	.403	.520	.923		209	8	12	0	1	4		CHR · IL
2000	25	MIN-OAK-min	AAA,A+	106	460	380	87	131	27	1	20	96	1	1	67	60	.345	.442	.579	1.021		220	13	5	1	7	4		SLK,SAC,VIS · PCL,CALL
2000	25	OAK	AL	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/3
2001	26	OAK-min	A+	6	22	19	3	8	1	0	2	5	0	1	2	1	.421	.500	.789	1.289		15	2	1	0	0	0		MOD · CALL
2001	26	OAK	AL	32	67	54	7	15	1	0	1	8	0	0	12	18	.278	.418	.352	.770	109	19	0	1	0	0	1	D/73
2002	27	OAK-min	AAA,A+	87	374	312	45	81	19	2	3	26	1	0	59	57	.260	.377	.362	.739		113	6	1	0	2	1		SAC,MOD · PCL,CALL
2003	28	SDP-min	AAA	90	266	226	23	61	16	0	5	24	0	0	34	42	.270	.366	.407	.773		92	5	2	1	3	2		POR · PCL
2004	29	MTY,KSU	AAA,Fgn																										MTY,KSU · MEX,JPPL
2005	30	MTY	AAA	65	259	216	32	63	13	0	6	25	0	1	40	43	.292	.409	.435	.844		94	3	3	0	0	2		MTY · MEX
2006	31	MCD	AAA	81	356	293	59	86	15	0	17	59	0	0	59	46	.294	.413	.519	.932		152	6	2	0	2	6		MCD · MEX
2007	32	TRR	AAA	78	330	266	54	99	23	0	7	45	1	0	54	37	.372	.485	.538	1.022		143	6	6	2	2	0		TRR · MEX
2008	33	TRR	AAA	79	305	258	41	73	16	0	12	51	1	0	42	31	.283	.380	.484	.865		125	6	1	0	4	5		TRR · MEX
2009	34	MCD	AAA	84	313	261	46	88	23	0	6	33	2	2	45	26	.337	.437	.494	.932		129	10	3	2	2	5		MCD · MEX
2010	35	MCD	AAA	53	189	162	35	59	13	0	9	39	0	1	21	22	.364	.439	.611	1.050		99	7	3	0	3	1		MCD · MEX
2011	36	MCD	AAA	21	79	68	16	20	6	0	6	16	0	0	9	10	.294	.392	.647	1.039		44	0	2	0	0	0		MCD · MEX
2012	37	MCD	AAA	34	97	84	18	33	4	0	8	19	0	0	13	17	.393	.474	.726	1.200		61	1	0	0	0	1		MCD · MEX
3 Yrs				91	216	181	18	43	8	0	2	21	1	0	29	60	.238	.352	.315	.667	80	57	3	4	0	2	1
162 Game Avg.				162	385	322	32	77	14	0	4	37	2	0	52	107	.238	.352	.315	.667	80	101	5	7	0	4	2

OAK (2 yrs)				37	79	66	7	15	1	0	1	8	0	0	12	21	.227	.354	.288	.642	74	19	0	1	0	0	1
CHW (1 yr)				54	137	115	11	28	7	0	1	13	1	0	17	39	.243	.350	.330	.681	83	38	3	3	0	2	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1997	22	CHW	AL	54	137	-3	-1	-0	-1	-2	-8	-0.7	4	-3	-0.3	.486	.495	-0.2	-0.3	-2	$150,000	3/D5

2000	25	OAK	AL	5	12	-4	0	0	-0	-0	-4	-0.4	0	-4	-0.4	.417	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-4	$200,000	/3
2001	26	OAK	AL	32	67	1	0	0	-0	-2	-1	-0.1	2	1	0.1	.497	.499	0.1	-0.2	1	$205,000	D/73
3 Seasons				91	216	-6	-1	-0	-2	-5	-13	-1.2	7	-6	-0.6	.486	.497	-0.4	-0.6	-4	$555,000

OAK (2 yrs)				37	79	-3	0	0	-1	-2	-5	-0.5	3	-3	-0.3	.486	.498	-0.2	-0.2	-2	$405,000
CHW (1 yr)				54	137	-3	-1	-0	-1	-2	-8	-0.7	4	-3	-0.3	.486	.495	-0.2	-0.3	-2	$150,000

Advanced Batting

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
1997	22	CHW	AL	137	92	15	4.4	105	.351	.243	.266	.350	.335	.330	.421	.681	.756	83	.424	-1.7	-0.2	.656	.243	.087	1.0

2000	25	OAK	AL	12	12	0	0.0	112	.000	.000	.271	.000	.344	.000	.436	.000	.780	-100	.000	-3.6	-0.3	.000	.000	.000
2001	26	OAK	AL	67	39	9	6.2	105	.400	.278	.265	.418	.331	.352	.425	.770	.757	109	.590	1.4	0.1	.821	.296	.074	.0
3 Yrs				216	143	24	4.5	106	.339	.238	.266	.352	.335	.315	.423	.667	.758	80	.438	-3.9	-0.4	.645	.243	.077	1.3
162 Game Avg.				385	255	43	4.5	106	.339	.238	.266	.352	.335	.315	.423	.667	.758	80	.438	-3.9	-0.4	.645	.243	.077	2

OAK (2 yrs)				79	51	9	4.7	106	.318	.227	.266	.354	.333	.288	.427	.642	.761	74	.462	-2.2	-0.2	.627	.242	.061	.0
CHW (1 yr)				137	92	15	4.4	105	.351	.243	.266	.350	.335	.330	.421	.681	.756	83	.424	-1.7	-0.2	.656	.243	.087	1.0

Ratio Batting*

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
1997	22	CHW	AL	137	0.7%	28.5%	12.4%	5.8%	29%	2.29	2.9	115.0	8.8	0.62	0.83	56%	26%	2.6%	17%

2000	25	OAK	AL	12	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%			4.0			0.50	0.50	75%	0%	0.0%	17%
2001	26	OAK	AL	67	1.5%	26.9%	17.9%	3.0%	13%	1.50	3.0	54.0	6.8	0.84	1.33	52%	28%	6.3%	16%
3 Yrs				216	0.9%	27.8%	13.4%	4.6%	23%	2.07	3.0	90.5	8.6	0.67	0.89	56%	24%	3.3%	17%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.8%	9.0%	8.0%	34%	1.86	5.3	31.2	7.4	0.78	1.08	70%	23%	8.4%	14%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1997	22	CHW	AL	-1.7	-0.2	138	-0.1	2.2	-2.3	.90	-0.3	0.2	-6.8	-0.7	1.02	-6.2	1.30	7

2000	25	OAK	AL	-3.6	-0.3	12	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	.93	-0.3	0.0	-3.5	-0.3	0.88	-4.0	0.46	1
2001	26	OAK	AL	1.4	0.1	68	0.4	1.5	-1.0	1.12	0.1	0.3	4.2	0.4	0.86	3.0	1.12	13
3 Yrs				-4.0	-0.4	218	0.1	3.7	-3.6	.97	-0.6	0.6	-6.1	-0.6	0.96	-7.2	1.15	21

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1997	22	CHW	AL	0	0	21%	57	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	21%	7	6	1	4	3	1	3	2	1

2000	25	OAK	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	26	OAK	AL	0	0	22%	38	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50%	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
3 Yrs				0	0	22%	95	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	25%	8	7	1	5	3	2	3	2	1

Situational Hitting*

						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
1997	22	CHW	AL	137	86%	28	2	0	7	1	0	1	1.30	1	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		25	3	12%	15	3	20%	103	12	12%	12	5	42%	4	2	50%	0

2000	25	OAK	AL	12	83%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		5	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2001	26	OAK	AL	67	75%	15	1	0	13	2	0	3	1.12	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		7	0	0%	6	2	33%	36	7	19%	3	2	67%	3	1	33%	0
3 Yrs				216	82%	43	3	0	21	3	0	4	1.15	2	0	8	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		33	3	9%	21	5	24%	144	19	13%	15	7	47%	7	3	43%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			75%			10%			34%			15%			53%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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
1997	22	CHW	AL	126	514	4.08	307	60%	37%	13%	26%	24%	63%	0%	38%	79%	20%	6%	7	0	18%	23	10	10%	12	7	41%	11	0	0

2000	25	OAK	AL	12	40	3.33	27	68%	33%	4%	30%	33%	67%	0%	45%	94%	33%	8%	1	0	17%	2	0	8%	1	1	67%	0	0	0
2001	26	OAK	AL	67	300	4.48	178	59%	39%	14%	27%	20%	61%	1%	36%	77%	12%	6%	4	0	22%	15	7	18%	12	4	44%	0	0	0
3 Yrs				205	854	4.17	512	60%	37%	13%	27%	23%	63%	0%	38%	79%	18%	6%	12	0	20%	40	17	12%	25	12	44%	11	0	0
MLB Averages						3.72		62%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	45%	80%	30%	5%			16%			9%			28%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SF	IBB
1997	22	54	137	115	11	28	7	1	13	1	17	39	.243	.350	.330	.681	83	38	3	3	2	0
1998	23	54	137	115	11	28	7	1	13	1	17	39	.243	.350	.330	.681	83	38	3	3	2	0
1999	24	54	137	115	11	28	7	1	13	1	17	39	.243	.350	.330	.681	83	38	3	3	2	0
2000	25	59	149	127	11	28	7	1	13	1	17	42	.220	.322	.299	.621	67	38	3	3	2	0
2001	26	91	216	181	18	43	8	2	21	1	29	60	.238	.352	.315	.667	80	57	3	4	2	1

Neutralized Batting

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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
1997	22	54	137	115	11	28	7	0	1	13	1	17	39	.243	.350	.330	.681	13	54

2000	25	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	5
2001	26	32	67	54	7	15	1	0	1	8	0	12	18	.278	.418	.352	.770	8	32
3 Yrs		91	216	181	18	43	8	0	2	21	1	29	60	.238	.352	.315	.667	21	91
162 Game Avg.		162	385	322	32	77	14	0	4	37	2	52	107	.238	.352	.315	.667	37	91

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