Javier Valentín

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 198lb (178cm, 89kg)

Born: September 19, 1975 in Manati, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fernando Callejo HS (Manati, Puerto Rico).

High School: Fernando Callejo HS (Manati, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 13, 1997 (Age 21-359d, 17,172nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2008 (Age 33-009d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Diego Bentz

Full Name: José Javier Valentín

Pronunciation: \Val-en-TEEN\

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Relatives: Brother of José Valentín; Uncle of Jesmuel Valentín

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

1507

379

.252

154

RBI

210

OBP

.310

SLG

.402

OPS

.712

OPS+

Summary of 45 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 11 go ahead

3 Tms
CIN	34
MIN	8
TBD	3

Platoon
vs RHP	42
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Home	23
Away	22

Outs
1	18
0	14
2	13

19 Opps
CHC	6
PIT	6
STL	4
SDP	3
SEA	3
ATL	3
HOU	3
COL	2
NYY	2
WSN	2
CLE	2
MIL	2
ARI	1
TEX	1
DET	1
KCR	1
PHI	1
BOS	1
CHW	1

39 Pitchers
Greg Maddux	5
Ian Snell	3
Brian Fuentes	1
Jeff Karstens	1
Tomo Ohka	1
Matt Clement	1
Jason Marquis	1
Paul Shuey	1
Justin Thompson	1
John Burkett	1
Adam Wainwright	1
Britt Reames	1
Tim Belcher	1
José Valverde	1
Sean Bergman	1
Sergio Mitre	1
David Riske	1
Jamey Wright	1
Heathcliff Slocumb	1
Josh Fogg	1
Esteban Loaiza	1
Scott Linebrink	1
Jeff Weaver	1
Brad Lidge	1
Horacio Ramírez	1
Ryan Franklin	1
Wade Miller	1
Tom Gordon	1
Roger Clemens	1
John Patterson	1
Jake Peavy	1
John Smoltz	1
Bill Swift	1
Jon Rauch	1
Michael Wuertz	1
Gil Meche	1
Ben Sheets	1
Jeff Nelson	1
Jorge Sosa	1

19 Parks
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	18
Turner Fld (ATL)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Metrodome (MIN)	3
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
RFK Stad (WAS)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1

Where Hit
9	24
8	8
89	7
7	3
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	12
2	9
1	8
4	7
6	4
3	4
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	37
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	27
1--	8
12-	4
-2-	3
123	1
--3	1
-23	1

70 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	27
1 on	12
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	18

Inning
2	5
3	1
4	6
5	6
6	5
7	6
8	6
9	10

1-3	6
4-6	17
7-end	22

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	3
+1	3
Tied	5
-1	12
-2	4
-3	3
-4..	13

Ahead	8
Tied	5
Behind	32

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	8
1-0	7
2-2	7
1-2	6
3-2	4
2-1	4
1-1	3
3-1	3
0-1	2
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	37
PH	6
1B	2

OrderPos
8th	21
7th	13
9th	5
5th	3
6th	3

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1998-04-25	MIN	@	SEA	Bill Swift	tied 1-1	t 7	1	---	5,(1-2) SFFBX	1	8	2	0.195	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2	2	2	1	1998-07-30	MIN	@	KCR	Tim Belcher	behind 1-5	t 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.089	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. Ochoa Scores
3	3	3	1	1998-09-15	MIN		SEA	Heathcliff Slocumb	behind 5-12	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) CCBBX	1	7	2	0.004	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1999-06-06	MIN		HOU	Sean Bergman	behind 3-4	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	2	0.118	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
5	5	2	1	1999-07-01	MIN	@	CLE	Paul Shuey	behind 4-7	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.072	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
6	6	3	1	1999-07-04	MIN		DET	Justin Thompson	behind 4-10	b 6	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFFBX	1	6	2	0.021	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	4	1	1999-08-02	MIN	@	TEX	John Burkett	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	6,(3-2) FBSBBX	1	8	2	0.125	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	5	1	1999-08-13	MIN	@	NYY	Jeff Nelson	behind 1-14	t 9	2	---	5,(2-2) BCFBX	1	8	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2003-04-06	TBD		NYY	Roger Clemens	behind 1-8	b 7	1	12-	4,(2-1) BSBX	3	8	2	0.036	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Lee Scores; B. Grieve Scores
10	10	2	1	2003-07-05	TBD		CHW	Esteban Loaiza	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.141	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	3	1	2003-07-12	TBD	@	SEA	Gil Meche	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) B11>X	2	8	2	0.142	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Anderson Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2004-05-03	CIN	@	HOU	Brad Lidge	behind 4-5	t 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) S*BX	2	8	2	0.506	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. Cruz Scores
13	13	2	1	2004-05-05	CIN		MIL	Ben Sheets	behind 1-3	b 4	0	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	7	2	0.205	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Cruz Scores
14	14	3	1	2004-05-23	CIN		HOU	Wade Miller	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	---	5,(3-1) SBBBX	1	7	2	0.079	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	4	1	2004-07-22	CIN	@	CHC	Greg Maddux	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	2	0.110	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	5	2	2004-07-22	CIN	@	CHC	Greg Maddux	behind 1-6	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.032	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	6	1	2004-09-22	CIN	@	ATL	John Smoltz	tied 8-8	t 9	1	12-	6,(2-2) SBBFFX	3	7	2	0.381	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Jimenez Scores; J. Cruz Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2005-05-27	CIN		PIT	Josh Fogg	behind 1-3	b 5	0	---	8,(3-2) BBCBFFFX	1	8	2	0.128	41%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
19	19	2	1	2005-06-13	CIN	@	BOS	Matt Clement	behind 2-10	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	3	1	2005-06-21	CIN		STL	Jason Marquis	behind 2-3	b 2	0	-23	5,(3-1) FBBBX	3	8	2	0.151	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Dunn Scores; W. Peña Scores
21	21	4	1	2005-06-25	CIN	@	CLE	David Riske	behind 3-12	t 9	1	---	5,(3-1) FBBBX	1	9	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	5	1	2005-07-17	CIN		COL	Jamey Wright	ahead 2-1	b 6	2	123	1,(0-0) X	4	8	2	0.211	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. Randa Scores; A. Dunn Scores; W. Peña Scores
23	23	6	2	2005-07-17	CIN		COL	Brian Fuentes	ahead 6-4	b 8	2	12-	5,(1-2) BFSFX	3	8	2	0.057	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); K. Griffey Scores; A. Dunn Scores
24	24	7	1	2005-07-20	CIN		CHC	Sergio Mitre	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	2	0.012	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	8	1	2005-07-21	CIN		CHC	Greg Maddux	behind 1-5	b 4	1	-2-	5,(2-2) FSBB.X	2	8	2	0.125	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Peña Scores
26	26	9	2	2005-07-21	CIN		CHC	Michael Wuertz	behind 3-5	b 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.128	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
27	27	10	1	2005-07-30	CIN	@	SDP	Scott Linebrink	ahead 8-1	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBFFB.X	1	7	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
28	28	11	1	2005-08-24	CIN	@	WSN	John Patterson	behind 1-5	t 9	1	-2-	5,(2-2) BFBFX	2	7	2	0.018	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); A. Kearns Scores
29	29	12	1	2005-09-04	CIN	@	ATL	Horacio Ramírez	behind 1-2	t 7	1	1--	5,(2-2) FBF1BX	2	7	2	0.355	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); W. Peña Scores
30	30	13	1	2005-09-12	CIN	@	CHC	Greg Maddux	behind 0-1	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.136	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
31	31	14	1	2005-09-26	CIN	@	MIL	Tomo Ohka	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	0.104	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	2006-05-28	CIN		ARI	José Valverde	behind 3-4	b 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	8	PH	0.774	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); A. Kearns Scores
33	33	2	1	2006-07-06	CIN	@	ATL	Jorge Sosa	behind 4-7	t 9	1	12-	3,(2-0) .BBX	3	9	PH	0.353	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); S. Hatteberg Scores; D. Ross Scores
34	34	3	1	2006-08-07	CIN		STL	Jeff Weaver	behind 0-7	b 2	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	7	2	0.026	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
35	35	4	1	2006-08-10	CIN		STL	Adam Wainwright	behind 0-5	b 7	1	---	5,(2-2) .BSFBX	1	9	PH	0.029	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
36	36	5	1	2006-08-11	CIN	@	PHI	Tom Gordon	behind 3-4	t 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	9	PH	0.621	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Ross Scores
37	37	6	1	2006-08-18	CIN		PIT	Britt Reames	behind 2-7	b 9	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
38	38	7	1	2006-09-08	CIN		PIT	Ian Snell	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	0.118	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
39	39	8	2	2006-09-08	CIN		PIT	Ian Snell	ahead 2-1	b 6	0	1--	4,(1-2) FBCX	2	6	2	0.138	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); E. Encarnación Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	2007-05-21	CIN		WSN	Jon Rauch	behind 6-7	b 8	1	-2-	5,(1-2) .CBFFX	2	8	PH	0.474	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Hatteberg Scores
41	41	2	1	2007-08-12	CIN		SDP	Jake Peavy	behind 3-6	b 7	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.075	16%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2008-07-23	CIN		SDP	Greg Maddux	behind 0-1	b 5	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.155	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
43	43	2	1	2008-08-12	CIN	@	PIT	Jeff Karstens	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	5	3	0.090	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
44	44	3	1	2008-08-14	CIN	@	PIT	Ian Snell	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	5	3	0.107	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
45	45	4	1	2008-09-26	CIN	@	STL	Ryan Franklin	behind 4-6	t 9	2	--3	3,(1-1) .CBX	2	8	PH	0.359	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Richar Scores