John Valentin was born on Saturday, February 18, 1967, in Mineola, New York. Valentin was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 27, 1992, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 John Valentin baseball stats page.
"Before the 'Holy Trinity' (Jeter, Garciaparra and A-Rod) and subsequent statistical explosion, the Major League shortstop was known primarily as a glove man, someone who was going to scoop the ball up and chip in a few hits here and there. Two shortstops in particular came along in the nineties to break that mould, Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Orioles and John Valentin of the Boston Red Sox." - Blogger Cormac Eklof on Top 100 Red Sox (02/26/2007, '100 Greatest Red Sox >> #60 John Valentin, Source)
John ValentinJohn Valentin Autograph on a 1996 Pinnacle (#84) |
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John ValentinJohn 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 |
John ValentinJohn 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 | 25 | Red Sox | 58 | 185 | 21 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .276 | .351 | .427 |
1993 | 26 | Red Sox | 144 | 468 | 50 | 130 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 49 | 2 | 77 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .278 | .346 | .447 |
1994 | 27 | Red Sox | 84 | 301 | 53 | 95 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 42 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .316 | .400 | .505 |
1995 | 28 | Red Sox | 135 | 520 | 108 | 155 | 37 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 102 | 81 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | .298 | .399 | .533 |
1996 | 29 | Red Sox | 131 | 527 | 84 | 156 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 59 | 63 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | .296 | .374 | .436 |
1997 | 30 | Red Sox | 143 | 575 | 95 | 176 | 47 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 77 | 58 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .306 | .372 | .499 |
1998 | 31 | Red Sox | 153 | 588 | 113 | 145 | 44 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 73 | 77 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | .247 | .340 | .442 |
1999 | 32 | Red Sox | 113 | 450 | 58 | 114 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 70 | 40 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | .253 | .315 | .398 |
2000 | 33 | Red Sox | 10 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .297 | .457 |
2001 | 34 | Red Sox | 20 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .314 | .283 |
2002 | 35 | Mets | 114 | 208 | 18 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | .240 | .339 | .356 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 1,105 | 3,917 | 614 | 1,093 | 281 | 17 | 124 | 3 | 558 | 463 | 15 | 524 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 91 | .279 | .360 | .454 |
John ValentinJohn 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 Red Sox | SS | 58 | 55 | 1,473 | 271 | 4.7 | 261 | 79 | 182 | 10 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 4.78 |
1993 Red Sox | SS | 144 | 138 | 3,666 | 690 | 4.8 | 670 | 238 | 432 | 20 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 4.93 |
1994 Red Sox | SS | 83 | 82 | 2,157 | 384 | 4.6 | 376 | 134 | 242 | 8 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 4.71 |
1995 Red Sox | SS | 135 | 134 | 3,576 | 659 | 4.9 | 641 | 227 | 414 | 18 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 4.84 |
1996 Red Sox | 3B | 12 | 11 | 288 | 19 | 1.6 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.69 |
1996 Red Sox | SS | 118 | 117 | 3,129 | 557 | 4.7 | 541 | 194 | 347 | 16 | 87 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 4.67 |
1997 Red Sox | 2B | 79 | 79 | 2,121 | 450 | 5.7 | 439 | 180 | 259 | 11 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.59 |
1997 Red Sox | 3B | 64 | 63 | 1,656 | 191 | 3.0 | 180 | 59 | 121 | 11 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.93 |
1998 Red Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1998 Red Sox | 3B | 153 | 153 | 3,975 | 428 | 2.8 | 413 | 121 | 292 | 15 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.81 |
1999 Red Sox | 3B | 111 | 110 | 2,856 | 302 | 2.7 | 288 | 83 | 205 | 14 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 2.72 |
2000 Red Sox | 3B | 10 | 10 | 243 | 15 | 1.5 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
2001 Red Sox | 3B | 3 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
2001 Red Sox | SS | 18 | 15 | 415 | 66 | 3.7 | 64 | 22 | 42 | 2 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.16 |
2002 Mets | 1B | 22 | 11 | 312 | 115 | 5.2 | 112 | 106 | 6 | 3 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 9.69 |
2002 Mets | 2B | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.25 |
2002 Mets | 3B | 18 | 14 | 379 | 41 | 2.3 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .878 | 2.56 |
2002 Mets | SS | 24 | 13 | 399 | 70 | 2.9 | 68 | 20 | 48 | 2 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 4.60 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 580 | 554 | 14,815 | 2,697 | 4.7 | 2,621 | 914 | 1,707 | 76 | 397 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 4.78 | |
3B Totals | 371 | 362 | 9,439 | 998 | 2.7 | 952 | 287 | 665 | 46 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 2.72 | |
2B Totals | 83 | 80 | 2,157 | 457 | 5.5 | 446 | 184 | 262 | 11 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.58 | |
1B Totals | 22 | 11 | 312 | 115 | 5.2 | 112 | 106 | 6 | 3 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 9.69 | |
11 Years | 1,056 | 1,007 | 26,723 | 4,267 | 4.0 | 4,131 | 1,491 | 2,640 | 136 | 540 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.17 |
John ValentinJohn 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 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 10.9 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1993 Red Sox | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 | 6.1 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1994 Red Sox | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33.4 | 7.9 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1995 Red Sox | 20 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1996 Red Sox | 9 | 10 | .474 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1997 Red Sox | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.9 | 8.7 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1998 Red Sox | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.6 | 7.2 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1999 Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
2000 Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 17.5 | - | - | - |
2001 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 7.5 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
2002 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 69.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 47 | 31 | .603 | 69 | 2 | 6 | 31.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
John ValentinJohn Valentin Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1992 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
1994 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $370,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $637,500.00 | - | - |
1996 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $2,672,500.00 | - | - |
1997 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $3,750,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $5,350,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $6,350,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $6,350,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $6,350,000.00 | - | - |
2002 New York Mets | 4 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
John Valentin Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that John Valentin was the first (and until 2009, when Troy Tulowitzki joined him, the only) player in Major League history to turn an unassisted triple play (July 8, 1994) and hit for the cycle (June 6, 1996)?
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