John Valentin

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: February 18, 1967 in Mineola, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ).

High School: St. Anthony's HS (Jersey City, NJ)

School: Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)

Debut: July 27, 1992 (Age 25-160d, 16,177th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 2002 (Age 35-223d)
vs. ATL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Jeff Moorad • Previously: Dick Moss

Full Name: John William Valentin

Pronunciation: \VAL-en-tin\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.5

3917

1093

124

.279

614

RBI

558

OBP

.360

SLG

.454

OPS

.814

OPS+

109

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-12 / in Starts: 5-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1995	ALDS g1	Oct 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG(13)	6	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.667	1.250	1.917	2	1.79	0.378	27.95	3.67%	2.61	SS
2	1995	ALDS g2	Oct 4	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.400	.625	1.025	2	1.37	-0.164	22.85	-1.57%	-1.42	SS
3	1995	ALDS g3	Oct 6	BOS		CLE	L,2-8	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.400	.583	.983	2	.71	0.073	8.49	0.53%	0.79	SS
1998 Postseason			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
4	1998	ALDS g1	Sep 29	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-3	CG	5	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.800	.750	1.550	2	.65	0.078	10.25	0.79%	2.11	3B
5	1998	ALDS g2	Sep 30	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	2	.81	0.007	12.35	0.10%	-0.11	3B
6	1998	ALDS g3	Oct 2	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	2	1.03	-0.062	21.46	-0.75%	-0.71	3B
7	1998	ALDS g4	Oct 3	BOS		CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	2	1.32	0.048	25.48	0.40%	1.03	3B
1999 Postseason			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
8	1999	ALDS g1	Oct 6	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.08	-0.124	16.93	-1.19%	-1.26	3B
9	1999	ALDS g2	Oct 7	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.31	-0.033	4.93	-0.31%	-0.89	3B
10	1999	ALDS g3	Oct 9	BOS		CLE	W,9-3	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.462	.615	2	1.64	0.339	17.04	1.93%	1.86	3B
11	1999	ALDS g4	Oct 10	BOS		CLE	W,23-7	GS-7	5	5	2	4	1	0	2	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.944	1.278	2	.40	0.186	7.72	2.01%	5.96	3B
12	1999	ALDS g5	Oct 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,12-8	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.318	.304	.818	1.123	2	1.23	0.001	51.17	0.22%	-0.43	3B
13	1999	ALCS g1	Oct 13	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.286	.741	1.026	2	1.42	0.018	37.03	0.30%	0.57	3B
14	1999	ALCS g2	Oct 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.303	.667	.970	2	1.52	-0.122	40.27	-1.81%	-0.57	3B
15	1999	ALCS g3	Oct 16	BOS		NYY	W,13-1	CG	6	6	2	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.333	.722	1.056	2	.44	0.102	9.10	1.21%	2.32	3B
16	1999	ALCS g4	Oct 17	BOS		NYY	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.325	.349	.725	1.074	2	1.66	-0.138	50.74	-2.59%	-0.66	3B
17	1999	ALCS g5	Oct 18	BOS		NYY	L,1-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.354	.689	1.043	2	.75	0.049	13.61	0.56%	0.33	3B
									81	72	15	25	6	0	5	19	8	1	10	0	0	1		2	0	1	.347	.407	.639	1.046

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