Jose Valentin

Full Name: Jose Antonio (Rosario) Valentin Primary Position: SS,3B,2B Height/Weight: 5'10"/190 First Game: September 17, 1992 Birthdate: October 12, 1969 MLB Experience: 16 years Birthplace: Manati, Puerto Rico Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Biography

Jose Valentin (Jose Antonio (Rosario) Valentin) was born on October 12, 1969 in Manati, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1992 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1994, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 11 home runs and 46 RBI. Valentin played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets over the course of his 15 year career.

Most people believe that Jose Valentin's best season was 2000, when he slugged 25 home runs and knocked in 92 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1992	MIL	A	4	3	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	MIL	A	19	53	10	13	1	7	.245	.344	.396	1	2	7	16	1	2	1	1	1
1994	MIL	A	97	285	47	68	11	46	.239	.330	.421	19	0	38	75	2	4	12	1	1
1995	MIL	A	112	338	62	74	11	49	.219	.293	.402	23	3	37	83	0	7	16	0	0
1996	MIL	A	154	552	90	143	24	95	.259	.336	.475	33	7	66	145	0	6	17	9	4
1997	MIL	A	136	494	58	125	17	58	.253	.310	.407	23	1	39	109	4	4	19	4	5
1998	MIL	N	151	428	65	96	16	49	.224	.323	.393	24	0	63	105	1	2	10	8	2
1999	MIL	N	89	256	45	58	10	38	.227	.347	.418	9	5	48	52	2	2	3	7	3
2000	CHI	A	144	568	107	155	25	92	.273	.343	.491	37	6	59	106	4	13	19	1	11
2001	CHI	A	124	438	74	113	28	68	.258	.336	.509	22	2	50	114	3	8	9	2	7
2002	CHI	A	135	474	70	118	25	75	.249	.311	.479	26	4	43	99	2	3	3	2	9
2003	CHI	A	144	503	79	119	28	74	.237	.313	.463	26	2	54	114	3	7	8	4	6
2004	CHI	A	125	450	73	97	30	70	.216	.287	.473	20	3	43	139	3	6	8	4	5
2005	LA	N	56	147	17	25	2	14	.170	.326	.265	4	2	31	38	4	0	3	2	2
2006	NYM	N	137	384	56	104	18	62	.271	.330	.490	24	3	37	71	0	5	6	5	5
2007	NYM	N	51	166	18	40	3	18	.241	.302	.373	11	1	15	28	0	1	2	4	5
Total	NL		484	1381	201	323	49	181	.234	?	?	72	11	194	294	7	10	24	26	17
Total	AL		1194	4158	671	1025	200	635	.247	.319	.461	230	30	436	1000	22	60	112	28	49
Total			1678	5539	872	1348	249	816	.243	.321	.448	302	41	630	1294	29	70	136	54	66

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1992	MIL	A	2B	1	1	8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1992	MIL	A	SS	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1993	MIL	A	SS	19	17	155.2	20	51	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	.922
1994	MIL	A	SS	83	80	697.1	130	285	20	59	0	0	0	0	0	.954
1994	MIL	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1994	MIL	A	2B	18	8	94.2	21	50	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1994	MIL	A	3B	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1995	MIL	A	3B	1	0	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1995	MIL	A	SS	104	100	884.1	164	333	15	85	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1995	MIL	A	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1996	MIL	A	SS	151	145	1291.1	243	460	37	113	0	0	0	0	0	.950
1997	MIL	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	MIL	A	SS	134	132	1150.1	208	383	20	86	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1998	MIL	N	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	MIL	N	SS	139	112	1060.1	173	370	21	69	0	0	0	0	0	.963
1999	MIL	N	SS	85	70	660	113	214	22	38	0	0	0	0	0	.937
2000	CHI	A	RF	1	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	CHI	A	OF	1	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	CHI	A	SS	141	136	1212.1	234	456	36	118	0	0	0	0	0	.950
2001	CHI	A	SS	43	36	310	64	117	9	34	0	0	0	0	0	.953
2001	CHI	A	OF	24	18	165.2	46	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2001	CHI	A	3B	66	57	481.2	49	113	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	.926
2001	CHI	A	CF	24	18	165.2	46	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	CHI	A	3B	83	76	667.1	66	152	11	14	0	0	0	0	0	.952
2002	CHI	A	SS	50	47	409	80	124	8	37	0	0	0	0	0	.962
2002	CHI	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	CHI	A	SS	143	136	1200	223	395	20	96	0	0	0	0	0	.969
2004	CHI	A	SS	122	117	1025.1	186	373	20	85	0	0	0	0	0	.965
2004	CHI	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	LA	N	3B	29	24	216.1	19	54	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	.913
2005	LA	N	SS	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	LA	N	LF	22	19	158.1	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.972
2005	LA	N	OF	22	19	158.1	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.972
2006	NY	N	LF	6	5	47.1	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	NY	N	3B	1	1	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	NY	N	2B	94	87	782.1	194	286	6	52	0	0	0	0	0	.988
2006	NY	N	RF	2	1	9.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	NY	N	OF	7	6	56.2	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	NY	N	1B	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			RF	3	2	18.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	181	158	1381.1	135	323	31	28	0	0	0	0	0	.937
Total			LF	28	24	205.2	47	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.980
Total			SS	1216	1128	10060	1838	3563	234	830	0	0	0	0	0	.958
Total			1B	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			CF	24	18	165.2	46	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	54	44	389.2	94	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.990
Total			2B	113	96	885	216	337	7	63	0	0	0	0	0	.988
Total			DH	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Diego Padres (October 12, 1986).
• Traded by San Diego Padres with Ricky Bones and Matt Mieske to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Gary Sheffield and Geoff Kellogg (March 26, 1992).
• Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Cal Eldred to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jaime Navarro and John Snyder (January 12, 2000).
• Granted free agency (October 30, 2000).
• Signed by Chicago White Sox (November 30, 2000).
• Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
• Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 21, 2004).
• Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
• Signed by New York Mets (December 12, 2005).

Trivia

• Valentin is the older brother of Cincinnati Reds catcher Javier Valentin.
• Valentin is also the career leader in errors among active players with 273, although he has 800 fewer errors than the Major League record.