Hector Villanueva
Hector (Balasquide) Villanueva
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: October 2, 1964 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
High School: Cupeyville (Rio Piedras, PR)
School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 1990
Final Game: June 13, 1993
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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
1990 25 CHC NL 52 120 114 14 31 4 1 7 18 1 0 4 27 .272 .308 .509 .817 114 58 3 2 0 0 2 23
1991 26 CHC NL 71 214 192 23 53 10 1 13 32 0 0 21 30 .276 .346 .542 .887 143 104 3 0 0 1 1 2/3
1992 27 CHC NL 51 123 112 9 17 6 0 2 13 0 0 11 24 .152 .228 .259 .487 37 29 5 0 0 0 2 2/3
1993 28 STL NL 17 59 55 7 8 1 0 3 9 0 0 4 17 .145 .203 .327 .531 41 18 3 0 0 0 1 2
4 Seasons 191 516 473 53 109 21 2 25 72 1 0 40 98 .230 .293 .442 .734 99 209 14 2 0 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 438 401 45 92 18 2 21 61 1 0 34 83 .230 .293 .442 .734 99 177 12 2 0 1 5
CHC (3 yrs) 174 457 418 46 101 20 2 22 63 1 0 36 81 .242 .304 .457 .761 107 191 11 2 0 1 5
STL (1 yr) 17 59 55 7 8 1 0 3 9 0 0 4 17 .145 .203 .327 .531 41 18 3 0 0 0 1

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
1990 25 CHC NL 120 86 17 5.3 104 .300 .272 .273 .308 .341 .509 .411 .817 .751 114 .584 1.2 0.1 .756 .281 .237 1.8
1991 26 CHC NL 214 143 36 6.8 97 .267 .276 .262 .346 .330 .542 .393 .887 .723 143 .706 10.3 1.0 .880 .375 .266 .0
1992 27 CHC NL 123 100 6 1.6 94 .174 .152 .261 .228 .327 .259 .385 .487 .712 37 .153 -9.6 -1.0 .400 .205 .107 .0
1993 28 STL NL 59 50 3 1.6 102 .143 .145 .269 .203 .333 .327 .409 .531 .743 41 .126 -5.0 -0.5 .440 .255 .182 .0
4 Seasons 516 379 62 4.4 99 .239 .230 .265 .293 .332 .442 .397 .734 .730 99 .513 -3.1 -0.3 .667 .298 .211 1.9
162 Game Avg. 438 321 53 4.4 99 .239 .230 .265 .293 .332 .442 .397 .734 .730 99 .513 -3.1 -0.3 .667 .298 .211 2
CHC (3 yrs) 457 329 59 4.8 98 .250 .242 .265 .304 .332 .457 .395 .761 .728 107 .560 1.9 0.2 .701 .304 .215 1.9
STL (1 yr) 59 50 3 1.6 102 .143 .145 .269 .203 .333 .327 .409 .531 .743 41 .126 -5.0 -0.5 .440 .255 .182 .0

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
1990 25 CHC NL 120 5.8% 22.5% 3.3% 10.0% 39% 6.75 4.2 16.3 6.3 0.74 1.19 67% 21% 18.4% 24%
1991 26 CHC NL 214 6.1% 14.0% 9.8% 11.2% 45% 1.43 6.4 14.8 6.0 0.57 0.73 70% 21% 15.3% 18%
1992 27 CHC NL 123 1.6% 19.5% 8.9% 6.5% 47% 2.18 4.7 56.0 8.6 0.76 1.00 70% 18% 6.5% 38%
1993 28 STL NL 59 5.1% 28.8% 6.8% 6.8% 50% 4.25 3.2 18.3 6.1 0.65 1.06 59% 24% 14.3% 9%
4 Seasons 516 4.8% 19.0% 7.8% 9.3% 44% 2.45 4.8 18.9 6.6 0.66 0.92 68% 20% 14.3% 23%
MLB Averages

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
1990 25 CHC NL 1 0 23% 30 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17% 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1991 26 CHC NL 6 0 16% 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0% 5 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 0
1992 27 CHC NL 1 0 27% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1993 28 STL NL 0 0 44% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
4 Seasons 8 0 22% 147 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 14% 16 16 0 2 2 0 10 5 4
MLB Averages

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
1990 25 CHC NL 120 55% 31 2 0 18 3 1 2 2.13 7 0 5 1 6 2 5 0 0 0 23 3 13% 9 1 11% 76 12 16% 6 0 0% 11 2 18% 0
1991 26 CHC NL 214 55% 53 14 0 13 3 0 1 1.70 13 0 2 7 6 11 2 0 0 0 39 3 8% 17 5 29% 120 20 17% 6 4 67% 7 6 86% 0
1992 27 CHC NL 123 41% 17 6 0 16 4 0 2 2.67 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 5 17% 11 0 0% 88 11 13% 9 3 33% 4 0 0% 0
1993 28 STL NL 59 20% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 12 3 25% 7 2 29% 36 6 17% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 0
4 Seasons 516 47% 109 22 0 47 10 1 5 2.19 25 0 10 11 14 17 8 0 0 0 104 14 13% 44 8 18% 320 49 15% 22 8 36% 25 9 36% 0
MLB Averages

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
1990 25 CHC NL 113 426 3.77 283 66% 24% 20% 26% 29% 75% 4% 50% 72% 42% 6% 7 1 12% 14 3 7% 8 7 23% 7 0 2
1991 26 CHC NL 214 804 3.76 468 58% 24% 17% 24% 35% 76% 1% 44% 77% 28% 8% 17 1 20% 42 20 9% 19 12 23% 0 0 0
1992 27 CHC NL 123 470 3.82 291 62% 32% 15% 23% 30% 68% 3% 42% 78% 28% 7% 9 0 18% 22 6 11% 13 5 42% 0 0 0
1993 28 STL NL 59 250 4.24 162 65% 28% 18% 30% 23% 72% 1% 46% 74% 34% 5% 3 0 12% 7 2 5% 3 3 29% 0 0 1
4 Seasons 509 1950 3.83 1204 62% 26% 18% 25% 31% 73% 2% 45% 76% 32% 7% 36 2 17% 85 31 8% 43 27 29% 7 0 3
MLB Averages

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
1990 25 52 120 114 14 31 4 1 7 18 1 0 4 27 .272 .308 .509 .817 114 58 3 2 0 0 2
1991 26 123 334 306 37 84 14 2 20 50 1 0 25 57 .275 .332 .529 .862 132 162 6 2 0 1 3
1992 27 174 457 418 46 101 20 2 22 63 1 0 36 81 .242 .304 .457 .761 107 191 11 2 0 1 5
1993 28 191 516 473 53 109 21 2 25 72 1 0 40 98 .230 .293 .442 .734 99 209 14 2 0 1 6

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
1990 25 52 119 113 13 30 4 1 7 17 1 4 27 .265 .303 .504 .807 16 52
1991 26 71 217 194 24 55 10 1 13 33 0 22 30 .284 .355 .546 .901 38 71
1992 27 51 125 113 11 18 6 0 2 16 0 12 24 .159 .240 .265 .505 7 51
1993 28 17 58 54 7 7 1 0 3 9 0 4 17 .130 .190 .315 .504 3 17
4 Seasons 191 519 474 55 110 21 2 25 75 1 42 98 .232 .297 .443 .740 64 191
162 Game Avg. 162 440 402 47 93 18 2 21 64 1 36 83 .232 .297 .443 .740 54 191

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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