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Dave Valle
David Valle
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 30, 1960 in Bayside, NY
High School: Flushing (College Point, NY)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1984
Final Game: September 29, 1996
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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
1984 23 SEA AL 13 28 27 4 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 5 .296 .321 .444 .766 112 12 0 0 0 0 0 2
1985 24 SEA AL 31 73 70 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .157 .181 .171 .352 -3 12 1 1 1 0 0 2
1986 25 SEA AL 22 60 53 10 18 3 0 5 15 0 0 7 7 .340 .417 .679 1.096 193 36 2 0 0 0 0 2/3
1987 26 SEA AL 95 346 324 40 83 16 3 12 53 2 0 15 46 .256 .292 .435 .727 86 141 13 3 0 4 2 2D/39
1988 27 SEA AL 93 322 290 29 67 15 2 10 50 0 1 18 38 .231 .295 .400 .695 90 116 13 9 3 2 0 2/D3
1989 28 SEA AL 94 355 316 32 75 10 3 7 34 0 0 29 32 .237 .311 .354 .665 85 112 13 6 1 3 2 2
1990 29 SEA AL 107 364 308 37 66 15 0 7 33 1 2 45 48 .214 .328 .331 .659 85 102 11 7 4 0 0 2/3
1991 30 SEA AL 132 376 324 38 63 8 1 8 32 0 2 34 49 .194 .286 .299 .586 63 97 19 9 6 3 0 *2/3
1992 31 SEA AL 124 410 367 39 88 16 1 9 30 0 0 27 58 .240 .305 .362 .668 87 133 7 8 7 1 1 *2
1993 32 SEA AL 135 500 423 48 109 19 0 13 63 1 0 48 56 .258 .354 .395 .748 101 167 18 17 8 4 4 *2
1994 33 TOT AL 46 134 112 14 26 8 1 2 10 0 2 18 22 .232 .348 .375 .723 84 42 3 2 2 0 2 2/3D
1994 33 BOS AL 30 88 76 6 12 2 1 1 5 0 1 9 18 .158 .256 .250 .506 29 19 2 1 2 0 1 2/3
1994 33 MIL AL 16 46 36 8 14 6 0 1 5 0 1 9 4 .389 .522 .639 1.161 194 23 1 1 0 0 1 2/D
1995 34 TEX AL 36 83 75 7 18 3 0 0 5 1 0 6 18 .240 .305 .280 .585 52 21 2 1 1 0 0 2/3
1996 35 TEX AL 42 95 86 14 26 6 1 3 17 0 0 9 17 .302 .368 .500 .868 113 43 3 0 0 0 0 2/3D
13 Seasons 970 3146 2775 314 658 121 12 77 350 5 7 258 413 .237 .314 .373 .687 86 1034 105 63 33 17 11
162 Game Avg. 162 525 463 52 110 20 2 13 58 1 1 43 69 .237 .314 .373 .687 86 173 18 11 6 3 2
SEA (10 yrs) 846 2834 2502 279 588 104 10 72 318 4 5 225 356 .235 .311 .371 .682 86 928 97 60 30 17 9
TEX (2 yrs) 78 178 161 21 44 9 1 3 22 1 0 15 35 .273 .339 .398 .736 85 64 5 1 1 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 30 88 76 6 12 2 1 1 5 0 1 9 18 .158 .256 .250 .506 29 19 2 1 2 0 1
MIL (1 yr) 16 46 36 8 14 6 0 1 5 0 1 9 4 .389 .522 .639 1.161 194 23 1 1 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1984 SEA AL 23 C 13 7 71.2 61 56 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.66 4.69 .987 5.97 5.05 2 3 4 3 43%
1985 SEA AL 24 C 31 19 178.1 127 117 7 3 0 .976 -4.0 -26.9 -4 6.26 4.00 .987 6.05 5.03 0 11 14 2 13%
1986 SEA AL 25 C 12 9 85.0 55 53 1 1 0 .982 -2.0 -28.2 -2 5.72 4.50 .989 6.62 5.44 1 5 6 1 14%
1986 SEA AL 25 1B 4 4 35.0 40 37 2 1 3 .975 -0.4 -13.7 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0 10.03 9.75 .990 9.41 8.62
1987 SEA AL 26 C 75 70 630.2 459 420 34 5 2 .989 6.0 11.4 6 6.48 6.05 .988 6.74 5.49 2 18 39 23 37%
1987 SEA AL 26 DH 14
1987 SEA AL 26 1B 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 6.00 1.00 1.000 9.60 8.50
1987 SEA AL 26 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1987 SEA AL 26 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1988 SEA AL 27 C 84 76 672.1 537 484 47 6 7 .989 3.0 5.4 3 7.11 6.32 .989 6.22 5.28 5 24 48 27 36%
1988 SEA AL 27 DH 3
1988 SEA AL 27 1B 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 6.00 6.00 1.000 9.60 8.40
1989 SEA AL 28 C 93 91 785.1 552 496 52 4 3 .993 10.0 15.3 10 6.28 5.89 .989 6.24 5.20 6 16 48 35 42%
1990 SEA AL 29 C 104 98 842.0 677 631 44 2 9 .997 -6.0 -8.6 -6 7.21 6.49 .991 6.42 5.36 9 44 65 28 30%
1990 SEA AL 29 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
1991 SEA AL 30 C 129 106 926.1 727 669 52 6 9 .992 2.0 2.6 2 7.01 5.59 .990 6.49 5.28 15 37 46 31 40%
1991 SEA AL 30 1B 2 0 4.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.75 3.50 .986 9.67 8.30
1992 SEA AL 31 C 122 116 972.1 675 606 62 7 10 .990 -2.0 -2.5 -2 6.18 5.48 .989 6.20 5.26 4 42 84 40 32%
1993 SEA AL 32 C 135 133 1132.1 957 881 71 5 13 .995 7.0 7.4 7 7.57 7.05 .991 6.56 5.46 8 45 68 57 46%
1994 TOT AL 33 C 40 33 295.2 213 203 7 3 1 .986 -3.0 -12.2 -3 6.39 5.25 .991 6.79 5.73 3 12 25 7 22%
1994 BOS AL 33 C 28 24 211.2 164 156 5 3 1 .982 -2.0 -11.3 -2 6.85 5.75 .991 6.79 5.73 2 8 17 5 23%
1994 BOS AL 33 1B 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 2.25 0.50 1.000 9.67 8.50
1994 MIL AL 33 C 12 9 84.0 49 47 2 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -14.3 -1 5.25 4.08 .992 6.79 5.73 1 4 8 2 20%
1994 MIL AL 33 DH 2
1995 TEX AL 34 C 29 22 197.0 150 137 12 1 0 .993 0.0 0.0 0 6.81 5.14 .990 6.74 5.64 2 8 12 6 33%
1995 TEX AL 34 1B 7 0 17.0 21 20 1 0 2 1.000 0.1 7.1 0.1 0.7 -0.6 0 11.12 3.00 .995 9.64 8.31
1996 TEX AL 35 C 35 21 212.0 159 145 13 1 2 .994 2.0 11.3 2 6.71 4.51 .990 6.91 5.84 0 6 16 7 30%
1996 TEX AL 35 1B 5 0 6.0 5 5 0 0 1 1.000 0.1 20.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 7.50 1.00 1.000 9.30 7.92
1996 TEX AL 35 DH 1
13 Seasons C 902 801 7001.0 5349 4898 407 44 56 .992 13.0 2.2 13 6.82 5.88 .990 6.44 5.37 57 271 475 267 36%
8 Seasons 1B 24 5 79.0 84 80 3 1 7 .988 -0.3 -4.6 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 0 9.46 3.46 .993 9.51 8.32
4 Seasons DH 20
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
13 Seasons TOT 927 806 7081.0 5433 4978 410 45 63 .992 12.5 2.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 0 13 6.85 5.81 .982 6.47 5.44 57 271 475 267 36%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1988 AL--9--6th
1989 AL--6--9th
1990 AL--7--4th
1991 AL--9--2nd
1993 AL--17--1st
Career--63--236th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1993 AL--18--6th

                           

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1978.

October 26, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 30, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

June 16, 1994: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tom Brunansky.

October 21, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 1, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1988Seattle Mariners$125,000
1989Seattle Mariners$315,000
1990Seattle Mariners$485,000
1991Seattle Mariners$666,667
1992Seattle Mariners$1,666,667
1993Seattle Mariners$2,366,667
1994Boston Red Sox$1,200,000
1995Texas Rangers$619,445
1996Texas Rangers$725,000
Career (may be incomplete)$8,169,446
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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