Hector Villanueva was born on Friday, October 2, 1964, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Villanueva was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 1, 1990, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Hector Villanueva baseball stats page.
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Hector Villanueva![]() Hector Villanueva Autograph on a 1992 Upper Deck (#102) |
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Hector VillanuevaHector Villanueva 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 | ||
Hector VillanuevaHector Villanueva 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 |
| 1990 | 26 | Cubs | 52 | 114 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .272 | .308 | .509 |
| 1991 | 27 | Cubs | 71 | 192 | 23 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .276 | .346 | .542 |
| 1992 | 28 | Cubs | 51 | 112 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .152 | .228 | .259 |
| 1993 | 29 | Cardinals | 17 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .145 | .203 | .327 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 191 | 473 | 53 | 109 | 21 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 72 | 40 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .230 | .293 | .442 | ||
Hector VillanuevaHector Villanueva Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1990 Cubs | 1B | 14 | 10 | 228 | 67 | 4.8 | 66 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 7.82 |
| 1990 Cubs | C | 23 | 17 | 427 | 115 | 5.0 | 114 | 108 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 7.21 |
| 1991 Cubs | 1B | 6 | 1 | 57 | 18 | 3.0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.53 |
| 1991 Cubs | C | 55 | 51 | 1,200 | 291 | 5.3 | 285 | 259 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 16 | .979 | 6.41 |
| 1992 Cubs | 1B | 6 | 2 | 69 | 30 | 5.0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.74 |
| 1992 Cubs | C | 28 | 26 | 666 | 179 | 6.4 | 175 | 155 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | .978 | 7.09 |
| 1993 Cardinals | C | 17 | 16 | 430 | 89 | 5.2 | 89 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1.000 | 5.59 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 123 | 110 | 2,723 | 674 | 5.5 | 663 | 608 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 35 | .984 | 6.57 | |
| 1B Totals | 26 | 13 | 354 | 115 | 4.4 | 114 | 105 | 9 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 8.69 | |
| 4 Years | 149 | 123 | 3,077 | 789 | 5.3 | 777 | 713 | 64 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 35 | .985 | 6.82 | |
Hector VillanuevaHector Villanueva 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 |
| 1990 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 16.3 | 4.2 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1991 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 0 | n/a | 14.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 1992 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 0 | n/a | 56.0 | 4.7 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
| 1993 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 18.3 | 3.2 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 53 | 0 | n/a | 18.9 | 4.8 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
Hector VillanuevaHector Villanueva Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1990 Chicago Cubs | 32 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
| 1991 Chicago Cubs | 19 | $120,000.00 | - | - |
| 1992 Chicago Cubs | 19 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
| 1993 St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | $225,000.00 | - | - |
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