SS John Valentin #13
St. Louis Cardinals FORT
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2001
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS JOHN VALENTIN #13 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 550 133 32 1 25 70 50 105 .242 .309 .440 3 3.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 6 6 6
Gap 7 7 7 7
Power 8 8 7 8
Eye 6 6 6 6
Avoid K's 6 7 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 9 1
Errors: - 7 1
Arm: - 8 1
Turn DP: - 9 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 8
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 5 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 7
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 7
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2001 @ ARI Win, 8-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2001 @ ARI Loss, 1-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2001 @ ARI Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/24/2001 MIN Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2001 MIN Loss, 3-5 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 0
09/22/2001 @ CLE Loss, 5-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2001 @ CLE Loss, 2-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2001 @ CLE Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2001 @ TEX Win, 5-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/17/2001 @ TEX Win, 9-5 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
He has great knowledge of the game.
High: Adaptability, Baseball IQ
Birthday:02/18/1971
Born in:Mineola, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$36,800,000
Signed Through:2003 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1995, 4th Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 139 550 133 32 1 25 70 75 50 105 .242 .309 .440 .749 .319 .198 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 609 5 1 0 4 8 4 242 58 3 6 33.3 76.1 4.68 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   137 30 10 0 6 18 18 13 31 1 4 0 .219 .285 .423 .708
Versus Right   413 103 22 1 19 52 57 37 74 3 4 5 .249 .317 .446 .762
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   95 18 2 0 2 8 8 4 15 1 1 0 .189 .220 .274 .494
May   96 27 4 1 8 23 21 8 18 0 1 1 .281 .343 .594 .937
June   92 16 4 0 5 12 8 6 14 0 5 0 .174 .224 .380 .605
July   79 18 6 0 2 7 12 12 17 1 1 2 .228 .340 .380 .720
August   94 25 7 0 5 12 15 13 17 1 0 1 .266 .358 .500 .858
September   94 29 9 0 3 8 11 7 24 1 0 1 .309 .359 .500 .859
Spring Training   89 26 3 0 3 10 8 3 19 1 2 1 .292 .319 .427 .746
Last Year   570 164 37 2 28 93 93 75 104 6 2 4 .288 .371 .507 .878
2 Years Ago   544 147 23 2 32 80 92 67 80 4 0 2 .270 .350 .496 .846
Career   3762 1034 224 15 181 617 632 461 571 32 15 28 .275 .356 .487 .842
Home   287 66 14 1 11 35 40 22 52 1 6 4 .230 .293 .401 .694
Road   263 67 18 0 14 35 35 28 53 3 2 1 .255 .325 .483 .808
Grass   530 125 29 1 25 67 73 49 102 3 8 5 .236 .305 .436 .741
Turf   20 8 3 0 0 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 .400 .409 .550 .959
Day   31 5 1 0 1 2 5 6 7 0 0 0 .161 .297 .290 .588
Night   519 128 31 1 24 68 70 44 98 4 8 5 .247 .309 .449 .758
As Starter   544 132 32 1 24 68 74 49 103 4 8 5 .243 .309 .438 .746
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667 .952
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Close/Late   108 24 6 0 4 13 16 13 24 1 3 1 .222 .309 .389 .698
Inning 1-3   222 58 14 1 8 18 30 20 40 2 5 2 .261 .325 .441 .767
Inning 4-6   156 36 10 0 7 23 19 13 28 1 0 2 .231 .297 .429 .726
Inning 7-9   166 37 8 0 10 29 25 14 37 1 2 0 .223 .282 .452 .734
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 .333 .600 .333 .933
0 Outs   219 57 14 0 10 20 38 18 39 1 8 2 .260 .321 .461 .782
1 Outs   154 32 9 0 6 21 18 17 36 3 0 0 .208 .282 .383 .665
2 Outs   177 44 9 1 9 29 19 15 30 0 0 3 .249 .318 .463 .781
Scoring Position   118 27 6 1 8 46 16 12 22 4 8 3 .229 .307 .500 .807
Bases Empty   339 78 23 0 13 13 47 30 65 0 0 2 .230 .296 .413 .709
Runner on 1st   93 28 3 0 4 11 12 8 18 0 0 0 .301 .356 .462 .819
Runner on 2nd   52 11 3 0 2 12 4 5 10 0 7 0 .212 .281 .385 .665
Runner on 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 1 1 0 .091 .154 .091 .245
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 11 2 1 5 21 6 2 5 0 0 1 .379 .438 1.034 1.472
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 .000 .214 .000 .214
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 4 1 0 1 10 3 3 1 2 0 0 .400 .467 .800 1.267
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   296 59 16 1 14 36 38 19 105 2 0 3 .199 .253 .402 .655
First Pitch   67 15 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .224 .235 .284 .519
Count 0-1   45 14 1 0 6 14 9 0 0 0 3 1 .311 .326 .733 1.059
Count 0-2   46 8 2 0 1 3 2 0 17 0 0 0 .174 .174 .283 .457
Count 1-0   37 10 2 0 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 .270 .256 .405 .662
Count 1-1   46 13 3 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 2 1 .283 .298 .478 .776
Count 1-2   94 15 3 0 3 6 9 0 42 0 0 1 .160 .168 .287 .456
Count 2-0   16 6 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Count 2-1   26 9 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 .346 .346 .423 .769
Count 2-2   86 18 8 0 5 13 11 0 29 0 0 2 .209 .227 .477 .704
Count 3-0   2 2 1 0 0 0 2 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 3-1   15 5 0 0 1 2 7 14 0 0 0 0 .333 .655 .533 1.189
Full Count   70 18 3 1 5 14 16 19 17 2 0 0 .257 .407 .543 .949
Behind in Count   185 37 6 0 10 23 20 0 59 0 3 2 .200 .209 .395 .603
Ahead in Count   96 32 8 0 3 12 18 30 0 2 3 0 .333 .484 .510 .995
Batting Leadoff   390 99 21 1 18 52 51 35 64 3 4 5 .254 .321 .451 .772
Batting 2nd   127 30 10 0 7 18 22 12 31 1 4 0 .236 .300 .480 .780
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 4th   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 5th   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Batting 6th   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .091 .231 .091 .322
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   227 51 16 1 11 26 25 15 47 0 0 1 .225 .276 .449 .725
Medium Leverage   249 64 12 0 10 27 38 27 45 2 5 1 .257 .330 .426 .755
High Leverage   74 18 4 0 4 17 11 7 13 2 3 3 .243 .326 .459 .785
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1995 St. Louis - FORT 24 143 529 140 24 2 17 68 90 66 4 5 68 0 1 .265 .348 .414 .762 104 103 4.1
1996 St. Louis - FORT 25 141 528 161 33 2 21 86 98 73 7 1 65 0 1 .305 .396 .494 .890 133 130 5.5
1997 St. Louis - FORT 26 141 541 150 39 4 21 120 93 68 3 8 78 0 0 .277 .356 .481 .837 118 117 4.7
1998 St. Louis - FORT 27 140 500 139 36 2 37 100 91 62 3 4 71 0 0 .278 .359 .580 .939 141 136 6.6
1999 St. Louis - FORT 28 134 544 147 23 2 32 80 92 67 2 4 80 11 3 .270 .350 .496 .846 113 110 3.9
2000 St. Louis - FORT 29 149 570 164 37 2 28 93 93 75 4 6 104 5 2 .288 .371 .507 .878 122 117 4.8
2001 St. Louis - FORT 30 139 550 133 32 1 25 70 75 50 5 4 105 3 6 .242 .309 .440 .749 96 96 3.7
Total FORT 987 3762 1034 224 15 181 617 632 461 28 32 571 19 13 .275 .356 .487 .842 118 115 33.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1995 St. Louis - FORT 24 5 20 5 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 7 0 0 .250 .348 .250 .598 64 73 2.0
1996 St. Louis - FORT 25 17 70 21 5 0 2 13 8 6 0 2 5 0 0 .300 .346 .457 .803 109 107 1.7
1997 St. Louis - FORT 26 12 45 13 4 0 0 11 2 8 1 0 6 0 0 .289 .407 .378 .785 108 117 1.7
1998 St. Louis - FORT 27 4 18 3 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .167 .211 .333 .544 40 35 2.2
Total FORT 38 153 42 9 0 3 29 15 18 1 2 20 1 0 .275 .351 .392 .743 96 98
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 St. Louis - MLB 2B 7 1 6 7 1 13 0 1.000 29.0 4.03 +0.3 .946
1995 St. Louis - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 St. Louis - MLB SS 139 139 247 455 72 721 19 .974 1231.1 5.13 +14.4 1.059
1996 St. Louis - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1996 St. Louis - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1996 St. Louis - MLB SS 141 139 199 428 70 650 23 .965 1246.2 4.53 +8.7 1.034
1997 St. Louis - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 +0.2 .973
1997 St. Louis - MLB SS 140 139 215 402 77 635 18 .972 1222.0 4.54 +8.7 1.062
1998 St. Louis - MLB 2B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 .969
1998 St. Louis - MLB SS 138 137 223 423 87 659 13 .980 1207.0 4.82 +17.8 1.085
1999 St. Louis - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 St. Louis - MLB 3B 21 21 15 38 3 55 2 .964 189.0 2.52 -0.6 .972
1999 St. Louis - MLB SS 110 107 199 370 92 581 12 .979 981.1 5.22 +11.2 1.059
2000 St. Louis - MLB SS 144 144 236 457 90 716 23 .968 1264.2 4.93 +10.9 1.040
2001 St. Louis - MLB 3B 9 9 9 15 2 24 0 1.000 81.0 2.67 +0.9 1.125
2001 St. Louis - MLB SS 124 122 215 376 70 605 14 .977 1075.0 4.95 +17.7 1.080
TOTAL 2B 10 1 6 11 1 17 0 1.000 38.1 3.99 +0.5 .955
TOTAL 3B 30 30 24 53 5 79 2 .975 270.0 2.57 +0.3 1.012
TOTAL SS 936 927 1534 2911 558 4567 122 .973 8228.0 4.86 +89.5 1.059
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (8).
01/27/1995 Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
04/01/1995 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/02/1995 Named the #2 prospect in the FORT
06/24/1995 Hits three home runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/26/1995 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1995 Wins the FORT NL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/27/1995 Hits three home runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
11/14/1995 Finished 3rd in 1995 FORT NL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/25/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (8).
03/19/1996 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
07/06/1996 Was selected to the 1996 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
07/06/1996 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/08/1996 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for one week.
10/31/1996 Wins the 1996 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
11/11/1996 Wins the 1996 FORT NL Platinum Stick Award at SS.
11/23/1996 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (9).
03/19/1997 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
06/17/1997 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/29/1997 Hits three home runs against the San Francisco Giants, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored!
11/12/1997 Wins the 1997 FORT NL Platinum Stick Award at SS.
11/22/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,815,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (9).
02/25/1998 Outstandingly completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/01/1998 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
06/27/1998 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/28/1998 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/06/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
08/22/1998 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/08/1998 Wins the 1998 FORT NL Great Glove Award at SS.
11/10/1998 Wins the 1998 FORT NL Platinum Stick Award at SS.
11/13/1998 Finished 3rd in 1998 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $14,375,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (9).
02/26/1999 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/09/1999 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
04/24/1999 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $170,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
07/02/1999 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $142,200,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
11/13/1999 Wins the 1999 FORT NL Platinum Stick Award at SS.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (10).
07/06/2000 Was selected to the 2000 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
09/30/2000 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (10).
05/28/2001 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/2001 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/29/2001 Injured (severe hip strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
10/20/2001 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1998 37 7
Year RBI Rank
1997 120 6
Year IBB Rank
1996 6 6
1998 4 9
2000 7 7
Year SH Rank
2001 8 10
Year SF Rank
1997 8 6
Year EBH Rank
1998 75 9
Year OBP Rank
1996 .396 10
Year SLG Rank
1998 .580 6
Year ISO Rank
1998 .302 3
Year OPS Rank
1998 .939 9
Year WAR Rank
1996 5.7 6
1998 6.7 4
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