Christian Villanueva

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 210lb (180cm, 95kg)

Born: June 19, 1991 in Guadalajara, Mexico mx

Debut: September 18, 2017 (Age 26-091d, 19,171st in MLB history)
vs. ARI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2019 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2019): 2.014 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023

Agents: Munger English Sports Management

Full Name: Christian Villanueva

Pronunciation: \vee-yan-WAY-vuh\

Twitter: @Villa_at_3B

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

1.8

2.4

AB

351

383

R

H

BA

.236

.245

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.299

.303

SLG

.450

.475

OPS

.750

.778

OPS+

105

111

Projections

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2009	18	TEX-min	FRk	8	33	24	2	5	1	0	0	3	1	0	6	5	.208	.375	.250	.625		6	0	1	1	1	0		RG2 · DOSL
2010	19	TEX-min	Rk	51	210	188	30	59	14	1	2	35	6	2	13	42	.314	.365	.431	.796		81	5	4	2	3	0		RGS · ARIZ
2011	20	TEX-min	A	126	529	467	78	130	30	3	17	84	32	6	37	86	.278	.338	.465	.803		217	12	12	0	13	1		HCK · SALL
2012	21	TEX-CHC-min	A+	125	520	459	59	128	24	1	14	68	14	11	34	107	.279	.353	.427	.780		196	8	21	1	5	3		MYR,DYT · CARL,FLOR
2013	22	CHC-min	AA	133	542	490	60	128	41	2	19	72	5	7	34	117	.261	.317	.469	.787		230	10	9	3	6	1		KNX · SOUL
2014	23	CHC-min	AA,AAA	126	507	457	53	105	38	0	10	58	2	2	40	106	.230	.297	.379	.676		173	13	5	2	3	4		KNX,IWA · SOUL,PCL
2015	24	CHC-min	AAA,AA	129	536	479	61	123	23	2	20	95	2	3	39	85	.257	.314	.438	.752		210	17	5	4	9	1		IWA,KNX · PCL,SOUL
2017	26	SDP-min	AAA	109	454	398	69	118	28	2	20	86	4	2	43	83	.296	.369	.528	.896		210	13	6	1	6	0		ELP · PCL
2017	26	SDP	NL	12	32	32	5	11	1	0	4	7	0	0	0	10	.344	.344	.750	1.094	181	24	0	0	0	0	0	/5
2018	27	SDP	NL	110	384	351	42	83	15	0	20	46	3	0	23	104	.236	.299	.450	.750	105	158	12	9	0	1	0	5/634
2 Yrs				122	416	383	47	94	16	0	24	53	3	0	23	114	.245	.303	.475	.778	111	182	12	9	0	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	552	509	62	125	21	0	32	70	4	0	31	151	.245	.303	.475	.778	111	242	16	12	0	1	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Christian Villanueva

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Projections

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Transactions

Salaries

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More Villanueva Pages

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