John Valentin

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: February 18, 1967 in Mineola, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ).

High School: St. Anthony's HS (Jersey City, NJ)

School: Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)

Debut: July 27, 1992 (Age 25-160d, 16,177th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 2002 (Age 35-223d)
vs. ATL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Jeff Moorad • Previously: Dick Moss

Full Name: John William Valentin

Pronunciation: \VAL-en-tin\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.5

3917

1093

124

.279

614

RBI

558

OBP

.360

SLG

.454

OPS

.814

OPS+

109

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	BOS	@	ANA	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
2	2	Apr 3	BOS	@	ANA	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
3	3	Apr 4	BOS	@	SEA	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
4	4	Apr 5	BOS	@	SEA	W,8-6	CG	46	9.0	5	7	0	12	3	2B
5	5	Apr 6	BOS	@	SEA	L,7-8	CG	42	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	2B
6	6	Apr 7	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
7	7	Apr 8	BOS	@	OAK	W,13-7	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
8	8	Apr 9	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	47	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	2B
9	9	Apr 11	BOS		SEA	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
10	10	Apr 12	BOS		SEA	L,1-5	CG	41	10.0	4	8	0	12	2	2B
11	11	Apr 13	BOS		SEA	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
12	12	Apr 14	BOS		OAK	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
13	15 (2)	Apr 17	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	6	7	0	13	4	2B
14	16	Apr 20	BOS		BAL	L,1-11	CG	49	9.0	4	5	1	10	2	2B
15	17	Apr 21	BOS		BAL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
16	18	Apr 22	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
17	19	Apr 23	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-11	CG	45	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
18	20	Apr 24	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	43	12.0	6	5	0	11	3	2B
19	21	Apr 25	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
20	22	Apr 26	BOS	@	BAL	L,5-14	CG	44	8.0	2	3	1	6	2	2B
21	23	Apr 27	BOS	@	BAL	W,13-7	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
22	24	Apr 29	BOS		ANA	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	26 (1)	May 2	BOS	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
24	27	May 3	BOS	@	TEX	L,6-7	CG	42	8.1	3	5	0	8	2	2B
25	28	May 4	BOS	@	TEX	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
26	29	May 5	BOS		KCR	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
27	30	May 6	BOS		KCR	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
28	31	May 7	BOS		MIN	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
29	32	May 8	BOS		MIN	L,7-10	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
30	33	May 9	BOS		TEX	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	5	2	2	9	0	2B
31	34	May 10	BOS		TEX	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
32	35	May 11	BOS		TEX	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
33	36	May 13	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-9	CG	45	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
34	37	May 14	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
35	38	May 16	BOS	@	MIN	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	4	5	0	9	4	2B
36	39	May 17	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
37	46 (6)	May 26	BOS		MIL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
38	47	May 27	BOS		MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
39	48	May 28	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
40	49	May 29	BOS		CHW	L,2-5	CG	48	11.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
41	50	May 30	BOS		NYY	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	8	0	8	1	2B
42	51	May 31	BOS		NYY	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	52	Jun 1	BOS		NYY	L,6-11	CG	70	15.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
44	53	Jun 2	BOS		NYY	L,2-5	CG	46	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
45	54	Jun 3	BOS	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	2B
46	55	Jun 4	BOS	@	MIL	L,11-13	CG	42	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
47	56	Jun 5	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
48	57	Jun 6	BOS		CLE	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
49	58	Jun 7	BOS		CLE	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
50	59	Jun 8	BOS		CLE	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
51	60	Jun 10 (1)	BOS		BAL	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	2B
52	61	Jun 10 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
53	62	Jun 11	BOS		BAL	W,10-1	GS	12	4.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
54	63	Jun 12	BOS		BAL	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
55	64	Jun 13	BOS	@	NYM	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
56	65	Jun 14	BOS	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
57	66	Jun 15	BOS	@	NYM	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
58	67	Jun 16	BOS		PHI	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
59	68	Jun 17	BOS		PHI	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
60	69	Jun 18	BOS		PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
61	70	Jun 20	BOS	@	DET	L,6-12	CG	46	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
62	71	Jun 21	BOS	@	DET	L,4-15	CG	45	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
63	72	Jun 22	BOS	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
64	73	Jun 23	BOS	@	TOR	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
65	74	Jun 24	BOS	@	TOR	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
66	75	Jun 25	BOS	@	TOR	W,13-12	CG	49	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
67	76	Jun 26	BOS		DET	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	4	4	1	9	3	2B
68	77	Jun 27	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
69	78	Jun 28	BOS		DET	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
70	79	Jun 29	BOS		DET	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
71	80	Jun 30	BOS		FLA	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	81	Jul 1	BOS		FLA	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	3	2B
73	82	Jul 2	BOS		FLA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
74	83	Jul 3	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
75	84	Jul 4	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	2B
76	85	Jul 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,8-11	CG	39	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B
77	86	Jul 6	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
78	87	Jul 10	BOS		TOR	W,8-7	CG	49	11.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
79	88	Jul 11	BOS		TOR	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
80	89	Jul 12	BOS		TOR	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	2	4	1	3B
81	90	Jul 13	BOS		TOR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	3B
82	91	Jul 14	BOS		DET	W,18-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	2	7	0	3B
83	92	Jul 15	BOS		DET	L,5-7	CG	52	12.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
84	93	Jul 16	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
85	94	Jul 17	BOS	@	BAL	W,12-9	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
86	95	Jul 18	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
87	96	Jul 19	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
88	97	Jul 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
89	98	Jul 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
90	99	Jul 22	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
91	100	Jul 23	BOS		OAK	L,2-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
92	101	Jul 24	BOS		OAK	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
93	102	Jul 25 (1)	BOS		ANA	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
94	103	Jul 25 (2)	BOS		ANA	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
95	104	Jul 26	BOS		ANA	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
96	105	Jul 27	BOS		ANA	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
97	106	Jul 29	BOS		SEA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
98	107	Jul 30	BOS		SEA	W,8-7	CG	42	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
99	108	Jul 31	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	40	9.1	1	6	0	7	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	109	Aug 1	BOS	@	KCR	W,10-3	GS	23	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
101	111 (1)	Aug 3	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
102	112	Aug 4	BOS	@	TEX	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
103	113	Aug 5	BOS	@	TEX	W,17-1	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
104	114	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
105	115	Aug 7	BOS	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
106	116	Aug 8	BOS		KCR	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
107	117	Aug 9	BOS		KCR	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	3B
108	118	Aug 10	BOS		KCR	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
109	119	Aug 11	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
110	120	Aug 12	BOS		TEX	L,2-12	GS	33	6.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
111	121	Aug 13	BOS		TEX	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
112	122	Aug 14	BOS		MIN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
113	123	Aug 15	BOS		MIN	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
114	124	Aug 16	BOS		MIN	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
115	125	Aug 17	BOS		MIN	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
116	126	Aug 20 (1)	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
117	127	Aug 20 (2)	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	49	13.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
118	128	Aug 21	BOS	@	OAK	L,6-13	CG	46	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
119	129	Aug 22	BOS	@	ANA	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
120	130	Aug 23	BOS	@	ANA	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
121	131	Aug 24	BOS	@	ANA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
122	132	Aug 25	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
123	133	Aug 26	BOS	@	SEA	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
124	137 (3)	Aug 31	BOS		ATL	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	138	Sep 1	BOS	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	39	9.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
126	139	Sep 2	BOS	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
127	140	Sep 3	BOS	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
128	141	Sep 5	BOS		MIL	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
129	142	Sep 6	BOS		MIL	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
130	143	Sep 7	BOS		MIL	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	3B
131	144	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
132	145	Sep 10	BOS		NYY	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
133	146	Sep 12	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
134	147	Sep 13	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
135	148	Sep 14	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
136	149	Sep 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	3B
137	150	Sep 16 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
138	151	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
139	152	Sep 17	BOS		TOR	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	1	2	4	0	3B
140	153	Sep 18	BOS		TOR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
141	154	Sep 19	BOS		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
142	155	Sep 20	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	GS	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
143	160 (4)	Sep 26	BOS	@	TOR	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
							143gm		1260.0	239	380	22	641	82