John Valentin
John William Valentin
Born: February 18, 1967
Mineola, NY USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
College: Seton Hall University
Career: 1992-2002
Draft: Round 5 (1988 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Seton Hall
Minor League Statistics
John Valentin compiled a career batting average of .279 with 124 home runs and 558 RBI in his 1105-game career with the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1992 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1992 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 58 | 212 | 185 | 21 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | .276 | .351 | .427 | .778 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1993 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 144 | 539 | 468 | 50 | 130 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 77 | .278 | .346 | .447 | .793 | 209 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
1994 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 84 | 355 | 301 | 53 | 95 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 38 | .316 | .400 | .505 | .905 | 152 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
1995 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 135 | 621 | 520 | 108 | 155 | 37 | 2 | 27 | 102 | 20 | 5 | 81 | 67 | .298 | .399 | .533 | .931 | 277 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
1996 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 131 | 606 | 527 | 84 | 156 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 59 | .296 | .374 | .436 | .811 | 230 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
1997 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 143 | 644 | 575 | 95 | 176 | 47 | 5 | 18 | 77 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 66 | .306 | .372 | .499 | .871 | 287 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 681 | 588 | 113 | 145 | 44 | 1 | 23 | 73 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 82 | .247 | .340 | .442 | .782 | 260 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 113 | 503 | 450 | 58 | 114 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 68 | .253 | .315 | .398 | .713 | 179 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
2000 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .257 | .297 | .457 | .754 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 20 | 70 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .200 | .314 | .283 | .598 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | NL | New York Mets | 114 | 242 | 208 | 18 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 37 | .240 | .339 | .356 | .695 | 74 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 1105 | 4511 | 3917 | 614 | 1093 | 281 | 17 | 124 | 558 | 47 | 31 | 463 | 524 | .279 | .360 | .454 | .814 | 1780 | 91 | 53 | 36 | 42 | 15 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1992 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 58 | 55 | 491.7 | 79 | 182 | 10 | 45 | .963 | 4.778 | 4.500 |
1993 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 144 | 138 | 1222.7 | 238 | 432 | 20 | 96 | .971 | 4.932 | 4.653 |
1994 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 83 | 82 | 719.7 | 134 | 242 | 8 | 56 | .979 | 4.702 | 4.530 |
1995 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 135 | 134 | 1192.7 | 227 | 414 | 18 | 95 | .973 | 4.837 | 4.748 |
1996 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 118 | 117 | 1043.3 | 194 | 347 | 16 | 87 | .971 | 4.667 | 4.585 |
1996 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 12 | 11 | 96.0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 1.688 | 1.500 |
1997 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 79 | 79 | 707.3 | 180 | 259 | 11 | 67 | .976 | 5.586 | 5.557 |
1997 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 64 | 63 | 552.7 | 59 | 121 | 11 | 15 | .942 | 2.931 | 2.813 |
1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 153 | 153 | 1325.0 | 121 | 292 | 15 | 28 | .965 | 2.805 | 2.699 |
1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 111 | 110 | 952.3 | 84 | 208 | 14 | 16 | .954 | 2.760 | 2.631 |
2000 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 10 | 10 | 81.0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 1.500 |
2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 18 | 15 | 138.3 | 22 | 42 | 2 | 9 | .970 | 4.164 | 3.556 |
2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 3 | 1 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .667 |
2002 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 24 | 13 | 133.0 | 20 | 48 | 2 | 9 | .971 | 4.602 | 2.833 |
2002 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 18 | 14 | 126.3 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 3 | .878 | 2.565 | 2.000 |
2002 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 22 | 11 | 104.0 | 106 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .974 | 9.692 | 5.091 |
2002 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 3 | 1 | 12.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 2.333 |
Totals | 1056 | 1007 | 8912.3 | 1492 | 2643 | 136 | 541 | .968 | 4.176 | 3.916 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1995 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .583 | .983 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .467 | .556 | .533 | 1.089 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .318 | .304 | .818 | 1.123 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 5 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .348 | .400 | .565 | .965 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 17 | 81 | 72 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | .347 | .407 | .639 | 1.046 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1995 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | SS | 3 | 3 | 29.7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 3.034 | 3.333 |
1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.750 |
1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3B | 5 | 5 | 41.3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .889 | 3.484 | 3.200 |
1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.200 |
Totals | 17 | 17 | 150.0 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 5 | .945 | 3.120 | 3.059 |
Awards
1995 - AL Silver Slugger SS
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