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Ellis Valentine
Ellis Clarence Valentine
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 207 lb.

Born: July 30, 1954 in Helena, AR
High School: Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1975
Final Game: October 2, 1985
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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
1975 20 MON NL 12 35 33 2 12 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 .364 .400 .576 .976 165 19 1 0 0 0 0 9
1976 21 MON NL 94 341 305 36 85 15 2 7 39 14 1 30 51 .279 .339 .410 .749 108 125 5 0 2 4 0 89/7
1977 22 MON NL 127 541 508 63 149 28 2 25 76 13 5 30 58 .293 .331 .504 .835 124 256 18 0 1 2 3 *9 AS,MVP-21
1978 23 MON NL 151 612 570 75 165 35 2 25 76 13 8 35 88 .289 .330 .489 .820 128 279 9 2 0 5 3 *9 GG
1979 24 MON NL 146 575 548 73 151 29 3 21 82 11 9 22 74 .276 .303 .454 .758 105 249 23 1 1 3 3 *9
1980 25 MON NL 86 343 311 40 98 22 2 13 67 5 5 25 44 .315 .367 .524 .891 147 163 3 3 0 4 0 9
1981 26 TOT NL 70 261 245 23 51 11 1 8 36 0 4 11 49 .208 .238 .359 .597 69 88 4 0 0 5 0 9
1981 26 MON NL 22 85 76 8 16 3 0 3 15 0 1 6 11 .211 .259 .368 .627 76 28 2 0 0 3 0 9
1981 26 NYM NL 48 176 169 15 35 8 1 5 21 0 3 5 38 .207 .227 .355 .582 65 60 2 0 0 2 0 9
1982 27 NYM NL 111 350 337 33 97 14 1 8 48 1 3 5 38 .288 .294 .407 .701 96 137 11 1 0 7 0 97/8
1983 28 CAL AL 86 294 271 30 65 10 2 13 43 2 1 18 48 .240 .283 .435 .719 96 118 6 0 1 4 0 97
1985 30 TEX AL 11 40 38 5 8 1 0 2 4 0 1 2 8 .211 .250 .395 .645 73 15 1 0 0 0 0 /9D
10 Seasons 894 3392 3166 380 881 169 15 123 474 59 37 180 462 .278 .315 .458 .773 113 1449 81 7 5 34 9
162 Game Avg. 162 615 574 69 160 31 3 22 86 11 7 33 84 .278 .315 .458 .773 113 263 15 1 1 6 2
MON (7 yrs) 638 2532 2351 297 676 136 11 95 358 56 29 150 330 .288 .329 .476 .805 121 1119 61 6 4 21 9
NYM (2 yrs) 159 526 506 48 132 22 2 13 69 1 6 10 76 .261 .272 .389 .661 86 197 13 1 0 9 0
TEX (1 yr) 11 40 38 5 8 1 0 2 4 0 1 2 8 .211 .250 .395 .645 73 15 1 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 86 294 271 30 65 10 2 13 43 2 1 18 48 .240 .283 .435 .719 96 118 6 0 1 4 0
NL (8 yrs) 797 3058 2857 345 808 158 13 108 427 57 35 160 406 .283 .319 .461 .780 115 1316 74 7 4 30 9
AL (2 yrs) 97 334 309 35 73 11 2 15 47 2 2 20 56 .236 .279 .430 .710 93 133 7 0 1 4 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 MON NL 20 OF 11 8 80.0 15 12 1 2 1 .867 -2.7 -40.5 -1.7 -0.4 -1.3 -1 1.46 1.18 .980 2.30 2.01
1975 MON NL 20 RF 11 8 80.0 16 12 2 2 1 .875 -2.7 -40.5 -1.7 -0.4 -1.3 -1 1.58 1.27 .975 2.05 1.74
1976 MON NL 21 OF 88 80 717.1 179 162 12 5 4 .972 0.1 0.2 -8.9 -3.9 -5.0 9 2.18 1.98 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 MON NL 21 CF 56 55 488.0 119 110 6 3 1 .975 -6.8 -16.7 -9.8 -3.8 -6.0 3 2.14 2.07 .984 2.85 2.50
1976 MON NL 21 RF 31 25 228.2 61 53 6 2 3 .967 7.1 37.3 1.1 0.1 1.0 6 2.32 1.90 .974 2.15 1.83
1976 MON NL 21 LF 2 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -360.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.60
1977 MON NL 22 OF 126 125 1082.1 248 232 9 7 1 .972 8.8 9.8 7.8 2.6 5.2 1 2.00 1.91 .978 2.26 1.93 AS,MVP-21
1977 MON NL 22 RF 126 125 1082.1 247 231 9 7 1 .972 8.8 9.8 7.8 2.6 5.2 1 2.00 1.90 .974 2.11 1.78 AS,MVP-21
1978 MON NL 23 RF 147 147 1247.0 323 288 25 10 3 .969 17.5 16.8 6.5 -1.0 7.5 11 2.26 2.13 .977 2.13 1.78 GG
1978 MON NL 23 OF 146 147 1247.0 330 296 24 10 3 .970 17.5 16.8 6.5 -1.0 7.5 11 2.31 2.19 .980 2.31 1.94 GG
1979 MON NL 24 OF 144 144 1243.2 296 281 10 5 2 .983 8.2 7.9 3.2 -1.2 4.4 5 2.11 2.02 .979 2.33 2.00
1979 MON NL 24 RF 144 144 1243.2 291 276 10 5 3 .983 8.2 7.9 3.2 -1.2 4.4 5 2.07 1.99 .979 2.19 1.87
1980 MON NL 25 OF 83 83 702.2 165 154 6 5 1 .970 7.2 12.3 2.2 1.2 1.1 5 2.05 1.93 .980 2.31 1.98
1980 MON NL 25 RF 83 83 702.2 168 157 6 5 1 .970 7.2 12.3 2.2 1.2 1.1 5 2.09 1.96 .977 2.06 1.71
1981 TOT NL 26 OF 68 64 560.0 127 115 8 4 0 .969 3.2 6.9 -0.8 -1.7 0.8 4 1.98 1.81 .980 2.33 2.02
1981 TOT NL 26 RF 68 64 560.0 131 120 7 4 0 .969 3.2 6.9 -0.8 -1.7 0.8 4 2.04 1.87 .979 2.08 1.65
1981 MON NL 26 OF 21 21 167.0 34 32 2 0 0 1.000 0.8 5.7 -1.2 -2.0 0.8 2 1.83 1.62 .979 2.33 2.02
1981 MON NL 26 RF 21 21 167.0 36 34 2 0 0 1.000 0.8 5.7 -1.2 -2.0 0.8 2 1.94 1.71 .978 2.08 1.65
1981 NYM NL 26 OF 47 43 393.0 93 83 6 4 0 .957 2.4 7.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 2 2.04 1.89 .981 2.33 2.02
1981 NYM NL 26 RF 47 43 393.0 95 86 5 4 0 .958 2.4 7.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 2 2.08 1.94 .979 2.08 1.65
1982 NYM NL 27 OF 98 79 718.0 172 159 10 3 4 .983 -3.9 -6.5 -5.9 -4.5 -1.4 2 2.12 1.72 .978 2.25 1.91
1982 NYM NL 27 RF 82 75 672.0 154 139 12 3 5 .981 -6.1 -10.9 -8.1 -6.3 -1.8 2 2.02 1.84 .978 2.02 1.65
1982 NYM NL 27 LF 14 1 27.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 35.6 0.8 0.4 0.4 0 3.00 0.64 .978 2.07 1.60
1982 NYM NL 27 CF 4 3 19.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 88.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 0 4.74 2.50 .980 2.65 2.30
1983 CAL AL 28 OF 85 69 653.1 163 152 5 6 1 .963 1.9 3.5 0.9 -1.2 2.1 1 2.16 1.85 .982 2.50 2.16
1983 CAL AL 28 RF 79 62 588.1 147 138 5 4 1 .973 3.1 6.3 2.1 0.1 2.0 1 2.19 1.81 .978 2.25 1.85
1983 CAL AL 28 LF 11 7 65.0 14 12 0 2 0 .857 -1.2 -22.2 -1.2 -1.3 0.1 0 1.66 1.09 .979 2.33 1.90
1985 TEX AL 30 OF 7 5 48.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -27.3 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0 1.30 1.00 .986 2.44 2.10
1985 TEX AL 30 RF 7 5 48.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -27.3 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0 1.30 1.00 .986 2.16 1.81
1985 TEX AL 30 DH 4
10 Seasons OF 856 804 7052.2 1702 1570 85 47 17 .972 39.2 6.7 2.2 -10.1 12.3 37 2.11 1.93 .980 2.32 1.99
10 Seasons RF 778 738 6453.0 1545 1421 82 42 18 .973 45.2 8.4 11.2 -6.6 17.8 34 2.10 1.93 .977 2.13 1.77
2 Seasons CF 60 58 507.0 129 120 6 3 1 .977 -5.4 -12.8 -8.4 -2.4 -6.0 3 2.24 2.10 .984 2.84 2.49
3 Seasons LF 27 8 92.2 23 21 0 2 0 .913 -0.6 -7.8 -0.6 -1.1 0.5 0 2.04 0.78 .978 2.25 1.72
1 Season DH 4
10 Seasons TOT 856 804 7052.2 1702 1570 85 47 17 .972 39.2 6.7 2.2 -10.1 12.3 37 2.11 1.93 .952 2.32 1.99
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1977 *

Gold Gloves
1978-NL-OF

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1977-NL-21-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1978 NL--279--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1978 NL--35--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1978 NL--25--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1978 NL--62--7th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1977 NL--18--5th
1979 NL--23--2nd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1978 NL--17.1--10th

AB per HR s c a p y
1978 NL--22.800--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1975 NL--born 1954-07-30--5th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1487), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1840), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.

May 29, 1981: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Dan Norman and Jeff Reardon.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 7, 1984: Released by the California Angels.

July 10, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

December 20, 1985: Released by the Texas Rangers.

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