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
About biographical information
Todd Akers sponsor(s) this page.
A long lost hispanic cousin of Hal Newhouser, Hector will be a favorite of this Cubs Fan forever for signing my baseball card during a minor league rehab stint in Iowa when they were in Richmond playing the R-Braves. Viva Villanueva!
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | 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 | |||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CHC | NL | 25 | C | 23 | 17 | 142.1 | 115 | 108 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .991 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.21 | 4.96 | .987 | 6.65 | 5.44 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 60% | |||||
| 1990 | CHC | NL | 25 | 1B | 14 | 10 | 76.0 | 67 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .985 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0 | 7.82 | 4.71 | .993 | 9.59 | 7.88 | |||||||
| 1991 | CHC | NL | 26 | C | 55 | 51 | 400.0 | 291 | 259 | 26 | 6 | 2 | .979 | -2.0 | -6.0 | -2 | 6.41 | 5.18 | .988 | 6.78 | 5.59 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 16 | 28% | |||||
| 1991 | CHC | NL | 26 | 1B | 6 | 1 | 19.0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 18.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 8.53 | 3.00 | .994 | 9.81 | 8.43 | |||||||
| 1992 | CHC | NL | 27 | C | 28 | 26 | 222.0 | 179 | 155 | 20 | 4 | 1 | .978 | -1.0 | -5.4 | -1 | 7.09 | 6.25 | .991 | 6.67 | 5.68 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 34% | |||||
| 1992 | CHC | NL | 27 | 1B | 6 | 2 | 23.0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 20.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 11.74 | 5.00 | .993 | 9.74 | 8.38 | |||||||
| 1993 | STL | NL | 28 | C | 17 | 16 | 143.1 | 89 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.59 | 5.24 | .989 | 6.74 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 23% | |||||
| 4 Seasons | C | 123 | 110 | 907.2 | 674 | 608 | 55 | 11 | 5 | .984 | -3.0 | -4.0 | -3 | 6.57 | 5.39 | .989 | 6.72 | 5.60 | 12 | 32 | 82 | 35 | 30% | ||||||||
| 3 Seasons | 1B | 26 | 13 | 118.0 | 115 | 105 | 9 | 1 | 9 | .991 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 8.69 | 4.38 | .993 | 9.66 | 8.12 | ||||||||||
| 4 Seasons | TOT | 149 | 123 | 1025.2 | 789 | 713 | 64 | 12 | 14 | .985 | -2.3 | -2.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | -3 | 6.82 | 5.21 | .974 | 7.06 | 6.04 | 12 | 32 | 82 | 35 | 30% | ||||
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
March 26, 1985: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
November 9, 1992: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
December 8, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
August 8, 1993: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
| 1991 | Chicago Cubs | $120,000 |
| 1992 | Chicago Cubs | $200,000 |
| 1993 | St. Louis Cardinals | $225,000 |
| Career (may be incomplete) | $545,000 | |
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