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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-51 / in Starts: 24-34
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 11 bases loaded PA and 9 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 247 PAs	28
Actual Runners on Base	176 (84-56-36)
Avg. MLBer w/ 247 PAs	31
Avg. Runners on Base	158 (78-52-27)

Most Driven In
M Lawton	7
Self	5
C Koskie	4
C Allen	3
R Coomer	3
B Gates	2
J Jones	2
T Hunter	1

Most Driven In By
J Jones	7
Self	5
B Gates	2
M Cordova	2
D Hocking	2
M Lawton	1
T Hunter	1
C Davidson	1

1999 Batting Game Log

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1999 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	60	2 (1)	Apr 7	MIN		TOR	L,3-9	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	.23	0.019	.25	0.01%	0.63	C
2	61	4 (1)	Apr 9	MIN		CLE	L,5-14	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	.05	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-1.04	C
3	62	5	Apr 10	MIN		CLE	L,7-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	1.00	0.004	1.10	0.00%	0.19	C
4	63	8 (2)	Apr 14	MIN	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	8	.46	-0.036	.46	-0.02%	-0.67	C
5	64	9	Apr 15	MIN	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	8	.32	-0.035	.32	-0.02%	-0.70	C
6	65	11 (1)	Apr 17 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,13-8	CG(11)	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	8	1.16	-0.089	1.23	-0.06%	-0.64	C
7	66	14 (2)	Apr 20	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG(13)	6	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.259	.208	.468	8	1.66	0.053	1.74	0.03%	0.23	C
8	67	19 (4)	Apr 25	MIN		TEX	L,5-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.185	.258	.222	.480	7	.49	-0.008	.39	0.00%	-0.44	C
9	68	22 (2)	Apr 28	MIN		BOS	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.314	.323	.637	8	.45	0.024	.37	0.01%	1.50	C
10	69	23	Apr 30	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.306	.313	.618	7	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.12	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	70	25 (1)	May 2	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.297	.303	.600	5	.08	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.26	C
12	71	27 (1)	May 5	MIN		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.268	.270	.539	8	.96	-0.098	.72	-0.04%	-1.13	C
13	72	30 (2)	May 8	MIN		KCR	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.244	.250	.494	8	.74	-0.080	.43	-0.03%	-0.98	C
14	73	35 (4)	May 14	MIN	@	OAK	L,5-7	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.286	.302	.588	8	1.49	0.301	.71	0.09%	2.13	C
15	74	36	May 15	MIN	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.264	.277	.541	8	1.41	-0.158	.57	-0.04%	-1.03	C
16	75	37	May 16	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.255	.265	.520	8	1.05	-0.064	.36	-0.01%	-0.64	C
17	76	40 (2)	May 19	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-7	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.196	.259	.255	.514	8	.92	-0.066	.22	-0.01%	-0.43	C
18	77	41	May 21	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	GS-12	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.274	.273	.547	8	2.03	-0.037	.37	0.00%	-0.45	C
19	78	42	May 22	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.288	.288	.576	8	1.58	-0.008	.34	0.00%	-0.07	C
20	79	44 (1)	May 24	MIN		SEA	W,10-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.300	.317	.617	8	.38	0.053	.12	0.01%	0.50	C
21	80	45	May 25	MIN		SEA	L,5-15	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.246	.288	.308	.595	8	1.28	-0.064	.42	-0.01%	-1.13	C
22	81	46	May 26	MIN		SEA	L,3-11	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.276	.294	.570	8	.44	-0.035	.12	-0.01%	-1.09	C
23	82	49 (2)	May 30	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.266	.282	.548	8	1.27	-0.103	.22	-0.01%	-0.77	C
24	83	50	May 31	MIN	@	ANA	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.266	.282	.548	7						C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	84	51	Jun 1	MIN	@	ANA	L,1-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.268	.274	.542	9	.98	0.027	.19	0.00%	0.23	C
26	85	52	Jun 2	MIN	@	ANA	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.259	.263	.522	9	1.36	-0.110	.22	-0.01%	-0.88	C
27	86	53	Jun 4	MIN		HOU	L,6-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.258	.253	.512	9	1.59	-0.098	.18	-0.01%	-0.49	C
28	87	54	Jun 5	MIN		HOU	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.258	.253	.512	1						C
29	88	55	Jun 6	MIN		HOU	W,13-6	CG	5	5	2	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.277	.345	.622	8	.49	0.153	.05	0.01%	1.61	C
30	89	56	Jun 7	MIN		CIN	W,8-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.286	.364	.649	8	.54	0.047	.06	0.00%	0.70	C
31	90	57	Jun 8	MIN		CIN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.304	.380	.684	8	1.17	0.070	.14	0.01%	1.42	C
32	91	58	Jun 9	MIN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.314	.400	.714	8	1.00	0.062	.15	0.01%	0.73	C
33	92	59	Jun 11	MIN	@	MIL	W,9-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.318	.400	.718	7	.84	0.061	.11	0.01%	0.42	C
34	93	61 (1)	Jun 14	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.307	.385	.692	8	.89	-0.092	.16	-0.01%	-1.08	C
35	94	62	Jun 15	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.308	.377	.685	8	1.00	-0.046	.14	0.00%	-0.35	C
36	95	63	Jun 16	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.305	.374	.679	8	.22	-0.006	.03	0.00%	-0.20	PH
37	96	64	Jun 17	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.303	.378	.682	8	1.00	0.033	.09	0.00%	0.08	C
38	97	65	Jun 18	MIN		TBD	W,8-5	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.310	.386	.695	8	1.04	0.092	.09	0.01%	0.86	C
39	98	66	Jun 19	MIN		TBD	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.308	.381	.689	8	1.45	-0.083	.16	-0.01%	-0.26	C
40	99	70 (3)	Jun 23	MIN	@	CHW	W,12-10	CG	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.260	.301	.374	.675	8	.94	-0.005	.05	0.00%	-0.89	C
41	100	74 (3)	Jun 27	MIN	@	DET	W,12-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.260	.305	.370	.675	8	.51	0.042	.02	0.00%	1.85	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	101	77 (2)	Jul 1	MIN	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.317	.412	.729	7	1.03	0.249	.04	0.01%	2.84	C
43	102	78	Jul 2	MIN		DET	W,11-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.315	.403	.718	8	.55	-0.012	.02	0.00%	-0.56	C
44	103	80 (1)	Jul 4	MIN		DET	L,5-15	5-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.316	.423	.739	6	.14	0.014	.01	0.00%	0.46	PH C
45	104	81	Jul 6	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.314	.420	.734	8	2.99	-0.085	.08	0.00%	-0.61	PH
46	105	82	Jul 7	MIN		CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.312	.411	.723	7	1.45	-0.118	.03	0.00%	-0.77	C
47	106	83	Jul 8	MIN		CLE	L,2-9	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.316	.415	.732	8	.06	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.41	C
48	107	85 (1)	Jul 10	MIN		PIT	W,5-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.317	.410	.726	7	1.46	-0.070	.03	0.00%	-0.71	C
49	108	90 (4)	Jul 18	MIN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.315	.401	.717	8	.83	0.027	.02	0.00%	0.67	C
50	109	93 (2)	Jul 21	MIN		CHW	L,3-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.315	.401	.717	8						C
51	110	95 (1)	Jul 23	MIN		SEA	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.314	.397	.711	8	1.27	-0.094	.02	0.00%	-0.72	C
52	111	98 (2)	Jul 26	MIN		OAK	L,7-14	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.318	.401	.719	1	.06	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.41	C
53	112	100 (1)	Jul 28	MIN		OAK	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.265	.316	.406	.723	8	.61	0.082	.01	0.00%	0.64	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
54	113	104 (3)	Aug 2	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.320	.428	.748	8	1.60	0.139	.03	0.00%	1.35	C
55	114	109 (4)	Aug 8	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.330	.432	.762	8	1.24	0.167	.01	0.00%	1.30	C
56	115	112 (2)	Aug 12	MIN		TOR	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.330	.430	.760	8	1.26	0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.12	C
57	116	113	Aug 13	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-14	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.333	.450	.783	8	.12	-0.012	.00	0.00%	1.21	C
58	117	118 (4)	Aug 18	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.279	.328	.442	.770	8	1.42	-0.148	.00	0.00%	-1.10	C
59	118	119	Aug 19	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.326	.439	.766	6	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.26	C
60	119	122 (2)	Aug 22	MIN		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.330	.438	.767	8	1.06	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.35	C
61	120	123	Aug 23	MIN		BOS	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.328	.430	.759	8	1.58	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-1.12	C
62	121	128 (4)	Aug 29	MIN		KCR	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.322	.421	.743	8	.36	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-1.52	C
63	122	129	Aug 30	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.322	.421	.743	9						C
64	123	130	Aug 31	MIN	@	TOR	W,14-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.322	.421	.743	6						C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
65	124	133 (2)	Sep 3	MIN	@	TBD	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.325	.419	.745	8	1.46	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
66	125	134	Sep 4	MIN	@	TBD	L,3-11	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.329	.419	.748	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.14	C
67	126	138 (3)	Sep 8	MIN		BAL	L,0-10	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.333	.420	.754	8	.42	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.17	C
68	127	143 (4)	Sep 13	MIN		ANA	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.341	.429	.770	8	1.27	0.108	.00	0.00%	1.27	C
69	128	144	Sep 14	MIN		TEX	L,4-5	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.345	.427	.773	9	1.73	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.40	C
70	129	146 (1)	Sep 17	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.345	.427	.773	6						C
71	130	147	Sep 18	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.341	.421	.761	8	1.21	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-1.25	C
72	131	149 (1)	Sep 20	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.339	.417	.756	8	.77	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-1.31	C
73	132	153 (3)	Sep 25	MIN		CHW	L,4-13	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.336	.413	.749	7	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.62	C
74	133	154	Sep 26	MIN		CHW	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.332	.407	.739	8	1.63	-0.151	.00	0.00%	-1.42	C
75	134	158 (3)	Sep 30	MIN		DET	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.326	.399	.725	8	1.59	-0.240	.00	0.00%	-1.30	C
76	135	159	Oct 1	MIN	@	CHW	L,8-9	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.322	.393	.716	7	1.79	-0.157	.00	0.00%	-0.97	C
77	136	160	Oct 2	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.251	.317	.386	.703	8	.63	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.41	C
78	137	161	Oct 3	MIN	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.313	.381	.694	9	1.63	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-0.86	C
							26-51		247	218	22	54	12	1	5	28	22	0	39	1	1	5	3	2	0	0	.248	.313	.381	.694		1.00	-1.088	.21	-0.12%	-8.06

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