Jose Valentin

Shortstop 1992–2007

1,348H

249HR

.243AVG

816RBI

.769OPS

Jose Valentin, born in Manati, Puerto Rico, played 16 seasons (1992–2007) primarily as a shortstop, mostly with the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets. He collected 1,348 hits and 249 home runs with a .243 batting average, ranking 23rd in hits among Puerto Rican-born players.

Born: October 12, 1969 · Manati, Puerto Rico · 9 major leaguers from Manatí
Bats / Throws: B / R
Teams: Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1992	Milwaukee Brewers	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
1993	Milwaukee Brewers	19	53	10	13	1	2	1	7	1	7	16	.245
1994	Milwaukee Brewers	97	285	47	68	19	0	11	46	12	38	75	.239
1995	Milwaukee Brewers	112	338	62	74	23	3	11	49	16	37	83	.219
1996	Milwaukee Brewers	154	552	90	143	33	7	24	95	17	66	145	.259
1997	Milwaukee Brewers	136	494	58	125	23	1	17	58	19	39	109	.253
1998	Milwaukee Brewers	151	428	65	96	24	0	16	49	10	63	105	.224
1999	Milwaukee Brewers	89	256	45	58	9	5	10	38	3	48	52	.227
2000	Chicago White Sox	144	568	107	155	37	6	25	92	19	59	106	.273
2001	Chicago White Sox	124	438	74	113	22	2	28	68	9	50	114	.258
2002	Chicago White Sox	135	474	70	118	26	4	25	75	3	43	99	.249
2003	Chicago White Sox	144	503	79	119	26	2	28	74	8	54	114	.237
2004	Chicago White Sox	125	450	73	97	20	3	30	70	8	43	139	.216
2005	Los Angeles Dodgers	56	147	17	25	4	2	2	14	3	31	38	.170
2006	New York Mets	137	384	56	104	24	3	18	62	6	37	71	.271
2007	New York Mets	51	166	18	40	11	1	3	18	2	15	28	.241
Career		1,678	5,539	872	1,348	302	41	249	816	136	630	1,294	.243

More Puerto Rican shortstops of his era

Rey Sanchez1991–2005 · 1,317 H, 15 HR Jose Hernandez1991–2006 · 1,166 H, 168 HR Felipe Lopez2001–2011 · 1,145 H, 90 HR Alex Cora1998–2011 · 828 H, 35 HR Alex Cintron2001–2009 · 565 H, 33 HR Luis Rivera1986–1998 · 516 H, 28 HR