Héctor Villanueva

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)

Born: October 2, 1964 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Cupeyville (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico)

School: University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)

Debut: June 1, 1990 (Age 25-242d, 15,767th in major league history)
vs. STL 2 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 13, 1993 (Age 28-254d)
vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Héctor Villanueva

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

473

109

.230

RBI

OBP

.293

SLG

.442

OPS

.735

OPS+

Summary of 25 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
CHC	22
STL	3

Platoon
vs LHP	14
vs RHP	11

Home/Road
Home	17
Away	8

Outs
1	10
0	9
2	6

11 Opps
STL	5
PHI	3
HOU	3
NYM	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
SDP	2
CIN	2
MON	2
SFG	1
LAD	1

22 Pitchers
Dennis Rasmussen	2
Omar Olivares	2
Jim Deshaies	2
Tommy Greene	1
Barry Jones	1
Bill Sampen	1
Zane Smith	1
Pat Combs	1
Greg Maddux	1
Greg Cadaret	1
Tim Burke	1
Ken Dayley	1
Tom Browning	1
Bud Black	1
Bob Tewksbury	1
Rheal Cormier	1
Bob Patterson	1
Jeff Parrett	1
Kent Mercker	1
Terry Wells	1
Alejandro Peña	1
Mark Portugal	1

8 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	15
Busch Stad (STL)	3
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1

Where Hit
7	15
78	8
8	1
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	7
1	5
3	4
6	3
7+	2
2	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
1--	8
-2-	4
12-	2
1-3	2

45 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	9
1 on	12
2 on	4
Any on	16

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

1-3	8
4-6	7
7-end	10

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

Ahead	11
Tied	3
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-1	6
0-0	5
2-2	4
3-2	3
0-2	2
1-1	2
0-1	2
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	20
1B	4
PH	1

OrderPos
6th	10
7th	7
8th	3
5th	2
4th	1
9th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1990-06-01	CHC	@	STL	Ken Dayley	behind 2-6	t 9	2	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	3	3	0.007	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Sandberg Scores
2	2	2	1	1990-06-04	CHC	@	PIT	Bob Patterson	behind 0-4	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	3	0.043	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	1990-06-08	CHC		PHI	Jeff Parrett	ahead 13-1	b 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Grace Scores
4	4	4	1	1990-06-15 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	Pat Combs	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	6	3	0.215	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Dawson Scores; L. Salazar Scores
5	5	5	1	1990-07-01	CHC	@	SDP	Dennis Rasmussen	behind 1-4	t 4	0	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	6	2	0.158	37%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); L. Salazar Scores
6	6	6	1	1990-07-03	CHC	@	LAD	Terry Wells	behind 1-3	t 4	0	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	6	3	0.175	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. Salazar Scores
7	7	7	1	1990-08-19	CHC		ATL	Kent Mercker	behind 3-4	b 8	2	1--	5,(2-2) .BFBFX	2	7	PH	0.611	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Dunston Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1991-04-30	CHC		HOU	Mark Portugal	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	12-	7,(2-2) BFFFBFX	3	6	2	0.163	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); G. Bell Scores; A. Dawson Scores; H. Villanueva Scores
9	9	2	1	1991-05-01	CHC		HOU	Jim Deshaies	ahead 4-0	b 1	1	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	6	2	0.045	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); H. Villanueva Scores
10	10	3	2	1991-05-01	CHC		HOU	Jim Deshaies	ahead 5-0	b 3	0	-2-	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	6	2	0.026	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Dawson Scores; H. Villanueva Scores
11	11	4	1	1991-05-22	CHC	@	NYM	Alejandro Peña	ahead 4-1	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.034	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); H. Villanueva Scores
12	12	5	1	1991-06-11	CHC		SFG	Bud Black	behind 3-5	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.129	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Villanueva Scores
13	13	6	1	1991-06-28	CHC		STL	Omar Olivares	behind 3-14	b 6	1	-2-	7,(3-2) BSBSFBX	2	9	2	0.002	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Maddux Scores; H. Villanueva Scores
14	14	7	1	1991-08-25	CHC		SDP	Dennis Rasmussen	behind 0-4	b 2	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.131	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. Salazar Scores; H. Villanueva Scores
15	15	8	1	1991-09-11	CHC		NYM	Tim Burke	behind 0-4	b 7	2	---	5,(2-2) FCBBX	1	7	2	0.037	7%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); H. Villanueva Scores
16	16	9	1	1991-09-14	CHC		MON	Barry Jones	tied 5-5	b 10	0	1--	1,(0-0) 11X	2	5	2	0.294	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Dascenzo Scores; H. Villanueva Scores
17	17	10	1	1991-09-16	CHC	@	PIT	Zane Smith	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	6	2	0.194	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Bell Scores; H. Villanueva Scores
18	18	11	1	1991-09-22 (2)	CHC		MON	Bill Sampen	tied 1-1	b 1	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFCBX	1	4	2	0.108	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Villanueva Scores
19	19	12	1	1991-09-25	CHC		PHI	Tommy Greene	behind 2-5	b 6	1	---	6,(3-2) BSBFBX	1	6	2	0.087	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); H. Villanueva Scores
20	20	13	1	1991-10-06	CHC		STL	Rheal Cormier	ahead 6-3	b 8	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	6	2	0.016	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); H. Villanueva Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1992-04-12	CHC		STL	Omar Olivares	behind 1-2	b 7	0	1-3	4,(2-1) BBFX	3	7	2	0.281	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); S. Sosa Scores; D. Smith Scores; H. Villanueva Scores
22	22	2	1	1992-06-15	CHC		STL	Bob Tewksbury	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	1-3	3,(0-2) FFX	3	7	2	0.113	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Grace Scores; D. May Scores; H. Villanueva Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1993-04-09	STL		CIN	Tom Browning	ahead 6-1	b 3	1	-2-	4,(1-2) CFBX	2	8	2	0.034	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Zeile Scores
24	24	2	1	1993-04-25	STL		ATL	Greg Maddux	ahead 3-0	b 2	0	---	6,(2-2) BFBFFX	1	8	2	0.057	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
25	25	3	1	1993-06-03	STL	@	CIN	Greg Cadaret	ahead 3-2	t 8	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBF1X	2	8	2	0.175	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Whiten Scores