Jose Valentin was born on Sunday, October 12, 1969, in Manati, Puerto Rico. Valentin was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1992, with the Milwaukee Brewers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jose Valentin baseball stats page.
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Jose Valentin![]() Jose Valentin Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Signature Series (Bronze) |
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Jose ValentinJose Valentin Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Jose ValentinJose Valentin Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1992 | 23 | Brewers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1993 | 24 | Brewers | 19 | 53 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .344 | .396 |
| 1994 | 25 | Brewers | 97 | 285 | 47 | 68 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 38 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .239 | .330 | .421 |
| 1995 | 26 | Brewers | 112 | 338 | 62 | 74 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 37 | 0 | 83 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .293 | .402 |
| 1996 | 27 | Brewers | 154 | 552 | 90 | 143 | 33 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 95 | 66 | 9 | 145 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .259 | .336 | .475 |
| 1997 | 28 | Brewers | 136 | 494 | 58 | 125 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 58 | 39 | 4 | 109 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .253 | .310 | .407 |
| 1998 | 29 | Brewers | 151 | 428 | 65 | 96 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 49 | 63 | 8 | 105 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .224 | .323 | .393 |
| 1999 | 30 | Brewers | 89 | 256 | 45 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 48 | 7 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .227 | .347 | .418 |
| 2000 | 31 | White Sox | 144 | 568 | 107 | 155 | 37 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 92 | 59 | 1 | 106 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .273 | .343 | .491 |
| 2001 | 32 | White Sox | 124 | 438 | 74 | 113 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 68 | 50 | 2 | 114 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .258 | .336 | .509 |
| 2002 | 33 | White Sox | 135 | 474 | 70 | 118 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 75 | 43 | 2 | 99 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .249 | .311 | .479 |
| 2003 | 34 | White Sox | 144 | 503 | 79 | 119 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 74 | 54 | 4 | 114 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .237 | .313 | .463 |
| 2004 | 35 | White Sox | 125 | 450 | 73 | 97 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 43 | 4 | 139 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .216 | .287 | .473 |
| 2005 | 36 | Dodgers | 56 | 147 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .170 | .326 | .265 |
| 2006 | 37 | Mets | 137 | 384 | 56 | 104 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 62 | 37 | 5 | 71 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .271 | .330 | .490 |
| 2007 | 38 | Mets | 51 | 166 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .241 | .302 | .373 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 16 Years | 1,678 | 5,539 | 872 | 1,348 | 302 | 41 | 249 | 9 | 816 | 630 | 54 | 1,294 | 70 | 49 | 29 | 66 | .243 | .321 | .448 | ||
Jose ValentinJose Valentin Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1992 Brewers | 2B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 2.25 |
| 1992 Brewers | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1993 Brewers | SS | 19 | 17 | 465 | 77 | 4.1 | 71 | 20 | 51 | 6 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .922 | 4.12 |
| 1994 Brewers | 2B | 18 | 8 | 282 | 71 | 3.9 | 71 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.80 |
| 1994 Brewers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1994 Brewers | SS | 83 | 80 | 2,091 | 435 | 5.2 | 415 | 130 | 285 | 20 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 5.36 |
| 1995 Brewers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1995 Brewers | SS | 104 | 100 | 2,652 | 512 | 4.9 | 497 | 164 | 333 | 15 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.06 |
| 1996 Brewers | SS | 151 | 145 | 3,870 | 740 | 4.9 | 703 | 243 | 460 | 37 | 113 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 4.90 |
| 1997 Brewers | SS | 134 | 132 | 3,450 | 611 | 4.6 | 591 | 208 | 383 | 20 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 4.63 |
| 1998 Brewers | SS | 139 | 112 | 3,180 | 564 | 4.1 | 543 | 173 | 370 | 21 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 4.61 |
| 1999 Brewers | SS | 85 | 70 | 1,980 | 349 | 4.1 | 327 | 113 | 214 | 22 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 4.46 |
| 2000 White Sox | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2000 White Sox | SS | 141 | 136 | 3,637 | 726 | 5.1 | 690 | 234 | 456 | 36 | 118 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 5.12 |
| 2001 White Sox | 3B | 66 | 57 | 1,445 | 175 | 2.7 | 162 | 49 | 113 | 13 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 3.03 |
| 2001 White Sox | CF | 24 | 18 | 497 | 49 | 2.0 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.66 |
| 2001 White Sox | SS | 43 | 36 | 930 | 190 | 4.4 | 181 | 64 | 117 | 9 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 5.25 |
| 2002 White Sox | 3B | 83 | 76 | 2,002 | 229 | 2.8 | 218 | 66 | 152 | 11 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.94 |
| 2002 White Sox | SS | 50 | 47 | 1,227 | 212 | 4.2 | 204 | 80 | 124 | 8 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 4.49 |
| 2003 White Sox | SS | 143 | 136 | 3,600 | 641 | 4.5 | 621 | 225 | 396 | 20 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 4.66 |
| 2004 White Sox | SS | 122 | 117 | 3,076 | 579 | 4.7 | 559 | 186 | 373 | 20 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 4.91 |
| 2005 Dodgers | 3B | 29 | 24 | 648 | 80 | 2.8 | 73 | 19 | 54 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 3.04 |
| 2005 Dodgers | LF | 22 | 19 | 474 | 36 | 1.6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1.99 |
| 2005 Dodgers | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2006 Mets | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2006 Mets | 2B | 94 | 87 | 2,346 | 486 | 5.2 | 480 | 194 | 286 | 6 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 5.52 |
| 2006 Mets | 3B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 2006 Mets | LF | 6 | 5 | 141 | 13 | 2.2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.49 |
| 2006 Mets | RF | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
| 2007 Mets | 2B | 45 | 44 | 1,140 | 223 | 5.0 | 218 | 102 | 116 | 5 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 5.16 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 1,216 | 1,128 | 30,170 | 5,638 | 4.6 | 5,404 | 1,840 | 3,564 | 234 | 830 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 4.84 | |
| 3B Totals | 181 | 158 | 4,143 | 489 | 2.7 | 458 | 135 | 323 | 31 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 2.98 | |
| 2B Totals | 158 | 140 | 3,792 | 783 | 5.0 | 771 | 318 | 453 | 12 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 5.49 | |
| LF Totals | 28 | 24 | 615 | 49 | 1.8 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.11 | |
| CF Totals | 24 | 18 | 497 | 49 | 2.0 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.66 | |
| RF Totals | 3 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 | |
| 1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
| 16 Years | 1,611 | 1,470 | 39,280 | 7,013 | 4.4 | 6,735 | 2,390 | 4,345 | 278 | 944 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 4.63 | |
Jose ValentinJose Valentin Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1992 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - |
| 1993 Brewers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | 3.3 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1994 Brewers | 12 | 3 | .800 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25.9 | 3.8 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1995 Brewers | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 30.7 | 4.1 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1996 Brewers | 17 | 4 | .810 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1997 Brewers | 19 | 8 | .704 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29.1 | 4.5 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1998 Brewers | 10 | 7 | .588 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 26.8 | 4.1 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1999 Brewers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25.6 | 4.9 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 2000 White Sox | 19 | 2 | .905 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 5.4 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 2001 White Sox | 9 | 6 | .600 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 2002 White Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 2003 White Sox | 8 | 3 | .727 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 4.4 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 2004 White Sox | 8 | 6 | .571 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 2005 Dodgers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 73.5 | 3.9 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
| 2006 Mets | 6 | 2 | .750 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 2007 Mets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 5.9 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 16 Years | 136 | 56 | .708 | 139 | 28 | 9 | 22.2 | 4.3 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
Jose ValentinJose Valentin Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1992 Milwaukee Brewers | 54 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
| 1993 Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
| 1994 Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | $113,000.00 | - | n/a |
| 1995 Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | $158,000.00 | - | - |
| 1996 Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
| 1997 Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | $1,445,667.00 | - | - |
| 1998 Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | $2,136,095.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | $3,036,095.00 | - | - |
| 2000 Chicago White Sox | 22 | $1,320,000.00 | - | - |
| 2001 Chicago White Sox | 22 | $5,166,667.00 | - | - |
| 2002 Chicago White Sox | 22 | $5,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2003 Chicago White Sox | 22 | $5,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2004 Chicago White Sox | 22 | $5,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 | $3,500,000.00 | - | - |
| 2006 New York Mets | 18 | $912,500.00 | - | - |
| 2007 New York Mets | 22 | $3,800,000.00 | - | - |
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