Javier Valentín

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1993	17		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk	MIN	41	151	127	21	32	7	1	1	22	0	2	18	21	.252	.344	.347	.691	44	1	2	0	4	0
1993	17	-1.9	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	32	122	103	18	27	6	1	1	19	0	2	14	19	.262	.344	.369	.713	38	1	1	0	4	0
1993	17	-2.9	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	9	29	24	3	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	2	.208	.345	.250	.595	6	0	1	0	0	0
1994	18	-1.9	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	54	232	210	23	44	5	0	9	27	0	1	15	44	.210	.263	.362	.625	76	9	2	0	5	0
1995	19	-2.6	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	MIN	112	433	383	59	123	26	5	19	65	0	5	47	75	.321	.398	.564	.962	216	7	2	1	0	7
1996	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	MIN	135	564	503	56	128	34	1	10	68	1	3	48	100	.255	.323	.386	.708	194	7	5	3	5	5
1996	20	-3.8	Hardware City	EL	AA	MIN	48	185	165	22	39	8	0	3	14	0	3	16	35	.236	.308	.339	.647	56	2	1	3	0	1
1996	20	-2.3	Fort Myers	FLOR	A+	MIN	87	379	338	34	89	26	1	7	54	1	0	32	65	.263	.330	.408	.738	138	5	4	0	5	4
1997	21	-2.8	New Britain	EL	AA	MIN	102	409	370	41	90	17	0	8	50	2	3	30	61	.243	.297	.354	.651	131	5	1	2	6	1
1997	21	-8.1	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	4	7	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571	2	0	0	0	0	0
1998	22	-7.3	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	55	177	162	11	32	7	1	3	18	0	0	11	30	.198	.247	.309	.556	50	7	0	3	1	1
1999	23	-5.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	78	247	218	22	54	12	1	5	28	0	0	22	39	.248	.313	.381	.694	83	2	1	1	5	0
2000	24	-2.9	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	MIN	39	151	140	25	50	16	2	7	35	1	0	9	27	.357	.397	.650	1.047	91	1	1	0	1	0
2001	25	-2.1	Edmonton	PCL	AAA	MIN	121	489	431	53	121	29	2	17	71	0	1	47	108	.281	.352	.476	.827	205	14	4	0	7	5
2002	26	-1.0	Edmonton	PCL	AAA	MIN	127	509	455	69	130	33	1	21	80	0	1	41	96	.286	.346	.501	.847	228	15	5	0	8	2
2002	26	-2.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	4	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0
2003	27	-1.7	TBD	AL	Maj	TBD	49	142	135	13	30	7	1	3	15	0	0	5	31	.222	.254	.356	.609	48	7	1	0	1	0
2004	28		2 Teams	PRWL	FgW
2004	28	-1.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	82	222	202	18	47	10	1	6	20	0	0	17	36	.233	.293	.381	.674	77	4	1	0	2	3
2004-05	28		Mayaguez	PRWL	FgW
2004-05	28		Manati	PRWL	FgW
2005	29	-0.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	76	254	221	36	62	11	0	14	50	0	0	30	37	.281	.362	.520	.883	115	5	0	0	3	3
2005-06	29		Manati	PRWL	FgW
2006	30	0.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	92	201	186	24	50	6	1	8	27	0	0	13	29	.269	.313	.441	.754	82	5	0	0	2	3
2006-07	30	0.9	Puerto Rico	CARS	FgW		6	24	19	3	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	3	.368	.500	.368	.868	7	1	0	0	0	0
2007	31	2.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	97	265	243	19	67	21	0	2	34	0	0	19	25	.276	.328	.387	.715	94	7	1	0	2	2
2008	32	3.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	94	144	129	10	33	8	0	4	18	0	0	14	27	.256	.326	.411	.737	53	2	0	0	1	0
2008-09	32	4.6	Santurce	PRWL	FgW		34	144	126	16	37	8	0	6	28	0	1	16	20	.294	.375	.500	.875	63	5	1	0	1	0
2009	33	5.9	Buffalo	IL	AAA	NYM	23	89	77	6	20	3	0	3	10	0	0	12	11	.260	.360	.416	.775	32	4	0	0	0	1
2010	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	FgW		42	154	132	14	36	4	1	3	17	0	1	19	15	.273	.364	.386	.750	51	6	1	0	2	1
2010-11	34	6.8	Caguas	PRWL	FgW		39	147	127	14	36	4	1	3	15	0	1	17	14	.284	.367	.402	.769	51	6	1	0	2	0
2010-11	34	5.5	Puerto Rico	CARS	FgW		3	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	.000	.286	.000	.286	0	0	0	0	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		631	1663	1507	154	379	82	5	45	210	0	0	131	257	.252	.310	.402	.712	606	39	4	4	17	12
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		754	3027	2696	353	738	170	12	95	428	4	16	267	543	.274	.340	.451	.791	1217	63	22	6	36	21
Foreign (5 seasons)					Foreign		82	322	277	33	80	12	1	9	47	0	2	40	38					121	12	2	0	3	1
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1467	5012	4480	540	1197	264	18	149	685	4	18	438	838					1944	114	28	10	56	34

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		310	1238	1103	153	321	81	5	48	196	1	2	109	242	.291	.355	.504	.860	556	34	10	0	16	8
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		150	594	535	63	129	25	0	11	64	2	6	46	96	.241	.301	.350	.650	187	7	2	5	6	2
A+ (1 season)					Minors		87	379	338	34	89	26	1	7	54	1	0	32	65	.263	.330	.408	.738	138	5	4	0	5	4
A (1 season)					Minors		112	433	383	59	123	26	5	19	65	0	5	47	75	.321	.398	.564	.962	216	7	2	1	0	7
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		95	383	337	44	76	12	1	10	49	0	3	33	65	.226	.295	.356	.651	120	10	4	0	9	0