SS Jose Valentin #2
Chicago White Sox NBL
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/03/1998
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SS JOSE VALENTIN #2 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
156 532 124 36 0 24 66 78 131 .233 .332 .436 5 3.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 9 8 9
Gap 16 16 15 16
Power 11 12 11 13
Eye 17 18 17 17
Avoid K's 11 11 10 11
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 16 2
Errors: - 9 2
Arm: - 13 1
Turn DP: - 14 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 11
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 15 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 1
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 16
Stealing Aggressiveness: 7
Stealing Ability: 13
Baserunning Inst.: 17
Sacrifice Bunt: 11
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/1998 BAL Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/1998 BAL Win, 5-2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/02/1998 BAL Win, 4-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1998 KC Loss, 7-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1998 KC Win, 5-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1998 KC Win, 8-7 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1998 @ SLA Loss, 0-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1998 @ SLA Win, 7-3 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
09/24/1998 @ SLA Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1998 SEA Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/12/1969
Born in:Manatí, ARE
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,318,000
Signed Through:1998 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1992, 15th Pick in Round 1
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 1998 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 156 532 124 36 0 24 66 84 78 131 .233 .332 .436 .768 .318 .203 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 621 2 15 0 6 6 3 232 60 5 2 71.4 80.9 5.14 3.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   145 38 9 0 7 20 24 28 37 1 2 0 .262 .379 .469 .848
Versus Right   387 86 27 0 17 46 60 50 94 2 4 2 .222 .313 .424 .737
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   91 24 3 0 2 10 12 9 26 0 0 0 .264 .330 .363 .693
May   89 18 8 0 4 13 14 17 20 2 0 1 .202 .330 .427 .757
June   81 15 3 0 3 10 12 15 25 1 1 0 .185 .309 .333 .643
July   84 25 10 0 3 9 16 9 20 0 1 0 .298 .366 .524 .889
August   94 25 7 0 9 15 19 11 27 0 2 0 .266 .343 .628 .971
September   83 14 4 0 3 9 10 16 13 0 2 1 .169 .310 .325 .635
October   10 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Spring Training   115 23 5 0 1 8 9 13 21 1 1 1 .200 .285 .270 .554
Last Year   568 144 35 2 14 78 90 67 99 13 5 3 .254 .329 .396 .725
2 Years Ago   624 159 39 6 28 81 124 77 168 4 0 0 .255 .335 .471 .806
Career   3478 894 231 22 131 471 593 427 751 34 19 12 .257 .337 .449 .786
Home   270 65 19 0 8 35 39 36 64 1 4 1 .241 .331 .400 .731
Road   262 59 17 0 16 31 45 42 67 2 2 1 .225 .332 .473 .806
Grass   454 106 31 0 19 54 71 66 110 2 6 2 .233 .332 .427 .759
Turf   78 18 5 0 5 12 13 12 21 1 0 0 .231 .330 .487 .817
Day   43 12 6 0 3 7 7 4 11 0 0 0 .279 .340 .628 .968
Night   489 112 30 0 21 59 77 74 120 3 6 2 .229 .331 .419 .750
As Starter   523 122 35 0 23 65 83 77 129 3 6 2 .233 .332 .432 .764
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .667 .967
Pinch Hitting   8 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Close/Late   106 21 5 0 4 14 12 16 26 1 1 1 .198 .306 .358 .665
Inning 1-3   165 41 10 0 9 22 25 24 40 1 0 0 .248 .342 .473 .815
Inning 4-6   188 44 15 0 7 18 33 26 46 1 5 0 .234 .326 .426 .751
Inning 7-9   169 38 11 0 8 24 26 28 41 0 1 2 .225 .342 .432 .774
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 .100 .091 .100 .191
0 Outs   165 34 8 0 10 17 37 23 42 1 3 2 .206 .309 .436 .745
1 Outs   184 38 13 0 4 19 23 27 51 2 3 0 .207 .305 .342 .648
2 Outs   183 52 15 0 10 30 24 28 38 0 0 0 .284 .379 .530 .909
Scoring Position   139 29 6 0 6 43 22 37 37 3 6 1 .209 .372 .381 .754
Bases Empty   302 75 25 0 14 14 52 29 74 0 0 0 .248 .314 .470 .784
Runner on 1st   91 20 5 0 4 9 10 12 20 0 0 1 .220 .317 .407 .724
Runner on 2nd   59 12 1 0 2 10 11 17 21 0 5 1 .203 .390 .322 .712
Runner on 3rd   14 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .250 .429 .679
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 8 3 0 1 10 4 9 1 0 1 0 .242 .405 .424 .829
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 .182 .167 .182 .348
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 4 3 8 5 1 0 0 .222 .556 .333 .889
Bases Loaded   13 3 0 0 2 13 3 1 2 1 0 0 .231 .267 .692 .959
Two Strikes   313 56 18 0 13 29 34 31 131 0 0 2 .179 .257 .361 .618
First Pitch   55 21 9 0 1 5 12 12 0 1 1 0 .382 .485 .600 1.085
Count 0-1   39 9 3 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Count 0-2   35 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 20 0 0 0 .143 .143 .257 .400
Count 1-0   33 7 3 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 .212 .229 .303 .532
Count 1-1   40 15 2 0 5 15 9 0 0 0 2 0 .375 .375 .800 1.175
Count 1-2   85 11 6 0 2 4 6 0 46 0 0 1 .129 .140 .271 .410
Count 2-0   14 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 2-1   27 9 1 0 3 8 8 2 0 1 0 0 .333 .367 .704 1.070
Count 2-2   96 18 5 0 5 10 9 0 38 0 0 0 .188 .188 .396 .583
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 7 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 1 2 7 15 0 0 1 0 .364 .731 .636 1.367
Full Count   97 22 6 0 5 13 17 31 27 0 0 1 .227 .419 .443 .862
Behind in Count   159 25 10 0 4 8 12 0 66 0 2 1 .157 .163 .296 .458
Ahead in Count   85 23 4 0 4 15 25 35 0 2 1 0 .271 .475 .459 .934
Batting Leadoff   28 8 3 0 1 4 4 5 6 0 0 0 .286 .394 .500 .894
Batting 2nd   84 23 3 0 4 10 15 8 21 0 0 0 .274 .337 .452 .789
Batting 4th   24 5 0 0 2 2 4 4 9 0 1 1 .208 .345 .458 .803
Batting 5th   17 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .235 .316 .294 .610
Batting 6th   43 9 3 0 4 6 5 3 13 0 1 0 .209 .261 .558 .819
Batting 7th   134 35 10 0 6 15 22 22 22 0 3 0 .261 .365 .470 .836
Batting 8th   200 40 16 0 7 27 32 34 53 3 1 1 .200 .315 .385 .700
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   244 64 18 0 12 21 39 37 59 0 0 0 .262 .359 .484 .843
Medium Leverage   205 43 13 0 9 22 34 27 46 2 3 1 .210 .302 .405 .707
High Leverage   79 16 4 0 3 23 11 13 25 1 3 1 .203 .319 .367 .686
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1993 Chicago - NBL 23 155 594 160 32 3 18 75 98 69 6 5 101 20 12 .269 .349 .424 .773 108 111 1.7
1994 Chicago - NBL 24 155 596 174 60 4 31 95 125 74 1 5 125 25 4 .292 .368 .562 .930 135 138 7.5
1995 Chicago - NBL 25 155 564 133 29 7 16 76 72 62 0 4 127 15 4 .236 .310 .397 .707 82 88 3.2
1996 Chicago - NBL 26 150 624 159 39 6 28 81 124 77 0 4 168 19 3 .255 .335 .471 .806 103 106 4.9
1997 Chicago - NBL 27 149 568 144 35 2 14 78 90 67 3 13 99 13 5 .254 .329 .396 .725 85 89 1.5
1998 Chicago - NBL 28 156 532 124 36 0 24 66 84 78 2 3 131 5 2 .233 .332 .436 .768 103 97 3.6
Total NBL 920 3478 894 231 22 131 471 593 427 12 34 751 97 30 .257 .337 .449 .786 103 105 22.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1992 Vancouver - AAA 22 131 549 158 26 3 21 69 108 64 10 0 137 31 8 .288 .372 .461 .833 103 103 2.2
Total NBLAAA 131 549 158 26 3 21 69 108 64 10 0 137 31 8 .288 .372 .461 .833 103 103
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1993 Chicago - MLB 2B 15 13 37 37 7 75 1 .987 125.1 5.31 -0.1 1.079
1993 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.059
1993 Chicago - MLB SS 26 26 58 69 26 131 4 .969 227.0 5.04 -2.6 .998
1993 Chicago - MLB LF 10 10 23 0 0 27 4 .852 90.0 2.30 -1.5 .921
1993 Chicago - MLB CF 17 17 52 1 0 59 6 .898 149.2 3.19 -2.1 .911
1994 Chicago - MLB 2B 140 132 294 471 113 787 22 .972 1184.1 5.81 +16.3 1.073
1994 Chicago - MLB SS 9 9 19 27 2 47 1 .979 77.0 5.38 +0.9 1.066
1995 Chicago - MLB 2B 18 13 28 43 7 71 0 1.000 121.0 5.28 +1.3 1.041
1995 Chicago - MLB SS 144 136 234 430 109 688 24 .965 1213.2 4.92 +9.9 1.039
1996 Chicago - MLB P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .980
1996 Chicago - MLB 2B 21 17 39 57 16 96 0 1.000 150.2 5.73 +0.9 1.060
1996 Chicago - MLB SS 126 120 208 396 113 625 21 .966 1057.0 5.14 +15.9 1.096
1996 Chicago - MLB LF 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 21.0 0.86 -0.9 .658
1996 Chicago - MLB CF 4 4 12 0 0 17 5 .706 35.0 3.09 -2.7 .749
1996 Chicago - MLB RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .997
1997 Chicago - MLB C 3 3 19 3 0 23 1 .957 26.0 7.62 -5.4 1.060 23 2 1 50.0
1997 Chicago - MLB 2B 108 108 220 320 81 552 12 .978 948.1 5.12 +15.6 1.088
1997 Chicago - MLB 3B 3 3 5 2 0 8 1 .875 25.0 2.52 -0.6 .807
1997 Chicago - MLB SS 16 13 26 42 13 73 5 .932 122.0 5.02 -4.0 .858
1997 Chicago - MLB LF 8 8 14 0 0 19 5 .737 68.2 1.83 -2.0 .846
1997 Chicago - MLB CF 5 5 13 0 0 16 3 .812 44.0 2.66 -2.3 .822
1997 Chicago - MLB RF 7 7 12 0 0 14 2 .857 61.0 1.77 -2.8 .792
1998 Chicago - MLB 2B 149 146 306 442 106 763 15 .980 1295.0 5.20 +17.6 1.066
1998 Chicago - MLB LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.6 .685
1998 Chicago - MLB CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.0 1.006
TOTAL P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .980
TOTAL C 3 3 19 3 0 23 1 .957 26.0 7.62 -5.4 1.060 23 2 1 50.0
TOTAL 2B 451 429 924 1370 330 2344 50 .979 3824.2 5.40 +51.6 1.073
TOTAL 3B 4 4 5 3 1 9 1 .889 34.0 2.12 -0.7 .858
TOTAL SS 321 304 545 964 263 1564 55 .965 2696.2 5.04 +20.1 1.051
TOTAL LF 21 20 41 0 0 51 10 .804 188.2 1.96 -5.0 .863
TOTAL CF 27 27 81 1 0 96 14 .854 237.2 3.11 -7.1 .872
TOTAL RF 8 8 13 0 0 15 2 .867 70.0 1.67 -2.9 .804
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (10); Power: 7 (12); Eye: 9 (11).
03/01/1992 Drafted in the 1992 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the Chicago White Sox.
04/02/1992 Named the #32 prospect in the NBL
10/12/1992 Wins the 1992 NBLAAA AL Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 9 (12); Eye: 11 (11).
04/01/1993 Named the #19 prospect in the NBL
12/06/1993 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $630,000.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 13 (13).
07/04/1994 Was selected to the 1994 National Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/30/1994 Wins the 1994 NBL AL Willie Mays Gold Glove Award at 2B.
10/30/1994 Wins the 1994 NBL AL Ted Williams Silver Slugger Award at 2B.
11/29/1994 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,607,200.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (10); Power: 10 (12); Eye: 11 (11).
11/28/1995 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,035,800.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 11 (11).
04/30/1996 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/20/1996 Wins the NBL AL Player of the Week Award.
12/03/1996 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,678,400.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 9 (11).
04/18/1997 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 1 R.
12/02/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,318,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 11 (13); Eye: 14 (14).
04/12/1998 Goes 5-6 against the Minnesota Twins, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1996 168 4
Year 2B Rank
1994 60 2
Year R Rank
1994 125 6
1996 124 8
Year SF Rank
1997 13 1
Year EBH Rank
1994 95 3
Year SLG Rank
1994 .562 10
Year RC Rank
1994 130.12 10
Year ISO Rank
1994 .270 6
Year WAR Rank
1994 7.2 4
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