Javier
Valentin
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 203
 
Born: September 19, 1975 in P.R.
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 31 ARI NL $ 1,200,000   34 34 34 61 61 61 65 65 65 42 42 42 29 29 29
2008 32 KCA AL $ 2,150,000   36 36 36 64 64 64 65 65 65 46 46 46 28 28 28
2009 33 KCA AL $ 2,150,000   34 34 34 66 66 66 63 63 63 44 44 44 28 28 28
2010 34 TOR AL $ 885,000   3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
2011 35 TOR AL $ 885,000   2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 885,000   2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,150,000   36 36 36 66 66 66 65 65 65 46 46 46 29 29 29
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1998 22 MIN   55 162 11 32 7 1 3 18 0 0 11 30 .198 .249 .309 .557 12.2  
1999 23 MIN   78 218 22 54 12 1 5 28 0 0 22 39 .248 .317 .381 .697 26.6  
2002 26 MIN   4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8  
2003 27 MIL   79 233 23 44 17 0 6 29 0 0 16 67 .189 .241 .339 .580 18.7  
2004 28 TBA   10 18 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .389 .389 .500 .889 2.9  
2005 29 SEA   48 116 13 25 11 0 5 17 0 1 16 30 .216 .311 .440 .750 16.0  
2006 30 SEA   112 373 42 73 23 0 13 40 0 0 33 138 .196 .261 .362 .623 36.2  
2007 31 COL NL 70 206 29 58 21 2 11 42 0 0 19 53 .282 .339 .563 .902 36.4 5.9
  ARI NL 55 168 23 36 11 0 8 20 0 0 8 48 .214 .249 .423 .671 17.3 1.1
  TOT   125 374 52 94 32 2 19 62 0 0 27 101 .251 .300 .500 .800 53.7 6.9
2008 32 KCA AL 53 157 23 35 9 0 6 24 1 0 15 37 .223 .287 .395 .682 18.9 1.3
2009 33 KCA AL 103 334 50 83 27 0 16 60 0 1 31 98 .249 .311 .473 .785 48.1 6.4
2010 34 TOR AL 59 173 20 31 11 0 3 22 0 0 18 39 .179 .257 .295 .551 12.7 0.0
2011 35 TOR AL 32 118 12 23 8 0 2 16 0 0 8 21 .195 .242 .314 .556 8.0 0.0
5 Years Sim 372 1156 157 266 87 2 46 184 1 1 99 296 .230 .289 .428 .717 141.5 14.6
12 Years Pro 758 2280 270 503 159 4 78 319 1 2 197 604 .221 .283 .396 .679 254.8  
162 Game Average 503 68 115 37 0 20 80 0 0 43 128 .230 .289 .428 .717 61.6  
Career Highs 125 374 52 94 32 2 19 62 1 1 31 101 .251 .311 .500 .800 53.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   799 116 175 57 2 31 136 1 0 73 206 .219 .282 .412 .694 95.4
vs LH   357 41 91 30 0 15 48 0 1 26 90 .255 .305 .465 .770 49.2
Home 177 555 79 138 44 2 21 82 1 1 48 138 .249 .307 .449 .756 75.6
Away 195 601 78 128 43 0 25 102 0 0 51 158 .213 .272 .409 .681 68.9
RISP   314 0 78 28 1 11 129 0 0 27 82 .248 .301 .449 .750 42.6
Pinch Hitting   34 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 14 .147 .216 .265 .481 1.9
Close/Late   139 21 23 10 0 5 10 0 0 12 36 .165 .232 .345 .577 11.3
Mar/Apr 66 191 34 53 15 1 15 47 1 0 19 44 .277 .343 .602 .945 37.8
May 63 213 25 50 18 1 2 32 0 0 17 54 .235 .286 .357 .643 21.5
June 70 217 35 47 20 0 8 31 0 1 28 59 .217 .304 .419 .723 28.3
July 58 189 19 38 12 0 8 24 0 0 11 53 .201 .245 .392 .637 18.4
August 63 205 25 40 6 0 10 31 0 0 12 52 .195 .237 .371 .608 19.0
Sep/Oct 51 141 19 38 16 0 3 19 0 0 12 34 .270 .327 .447 .774 19.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2007 31 COL NL C 63 51 471.3 334 35 6 2 .984 7.05 77 24 .312 2 2.8
    1B 1 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 1.000 8.18 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  ARI NL C 49 40 366.3 259 27 4 1 .986 7.03 60 19 .317 2 2.4
    1B 0 0 0.9 1 0 0 0 1.000 10.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   C 112 91 837.6 593 62 10 3 .985 7.04 137 43 .314 4 5.2
      1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
2008 32 KCA AL C 49 46 385.3 272 21 9 2 .970 6.84 63 17 .270 3 1.0
2009 33 KCA AL C 101 95 851.3 614 66 6 4 .991 7.19 127 45 .354 2 4.5
2010 34 TOR AL C 50 45 391.0 255 34 6 0 .980 6.65 83 25 .301 0 2.1
    SS 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2011 35 TOR AL C 31 30 266.0 179 17 2 2 .990 6.63 32 13 .406 1 1.5
  C 343 307 2731.3 1913 200 33 11 .985 6.96 442 143 .324 10 14.2
  SS 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   346 307 2736.3 1915 200 33 11 .985 6.96 442 143 .324 10 14.2
Career Highs   113 95 851.3 614 66 10 4 .991 7.19 137 45 .406 4  
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  1. William Stribling (955)
  2. Ryan Christianson (949)
  3. Ben Petrick (943)
  4. Garret Gentry (940)
  5. Justin Huber (935)
  6. Ernesto Manrique (930)
  7. Donny Decker (929)
  8. Adam Haycraft (926)
  9. Dennis Mendoza (925)
  10. Ivan Rodriguez (922)
History
Traded from Seattle to Colorado on 2/3/2007 (Going to COL: 2B J. Kent, P J. Beeson, C J. Valentin, P J. Rodriguez. Going to SEA: P V. Padilla, SS M. Ellis, RF J. Lane, P A. Rhodes)
Traded from Colorado to Arizona on 7/2/2007 (Going to ARI: RF B. Selby, SS J. Gonzalez, C J. Valentin. Going to COL: C D. Mendoza, P C. Medlin, P L. Pineda)
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/19/2008 to a 2-year deal worth $2,150,000 per year
Injured on 8/30/2008 with a Concussion, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/17/2010 to a 2-year deal worth $885,000 per year