Jose Valentin was a shortstop in MLB. Across 1678 career games, with a .243 batting average and 249 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | ML4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1993 | ML4 | 19 | 53 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | .245 | .344 | .396 | .740 |
| 1994 | ML4 | 97 | 285 | 47 | 68 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 12 | 38 | 75 | .239 | .330 | .421 | .751 |
| 1995 | ML4 | 112 | 338 | 62 | 74 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 16 | 37 | 83 | .219 | .293 | .402 | .695 |
| 1996 | ML4 | 154 | 552 | 90 | 143 | 33 | 7 | 24 | 95 | 17 | 66 | 145 | .259 | .336 | .475 | .811 |
| 1997 | ML4 | 136 | 494 | 58 | 125 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 109 | .253 | .310 | .407 | .717 |
| 1998 | MIL | 151 | 428 | 65 | 96 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 49 | 10 | 63 | 105 | .224 | .323 | .393 | .716 |
| 1999 | MIL | 89 | 256 | 45 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 48 | 52 | .227 | .347 | .418 | .765 |
| 2000 | CWS | 144 | 568 | 107 | 155 | 37 | 6 | 25 | 92 | 19 | 59 | 106 | .273 | .343 | .491 | .835 |
| 2001 | CWS | 124 | 438 | 74 | 113 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 68 | 9 | 50 | 114 | .258 | .336 | .509 | .845 |
| 2002 | CWS | 135 | 474 | 70 | 118 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 3 | 43 | 99 | .249 | .311 | .479 | .790 |
| 2003 | CWS | 144 | 503 | 79 | 119 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 74 | 8 | 54 | 114 | .237 | .313 | .463 | .776 |
| 2004 | CWS | 125 | 450 | 73 | 97 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 70 | 8 | 43 | 139 | .216 | .287 | .473 | .760 |
| 2005 | LAD | 56 | 147 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 38 | .170 | .326 | .265 | .591 |
| 2006 | NYM | 137 | 384 | 56 | 104 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 62 | 6 | 37 | 71 | .271 | .330 | .490 | .820 |
| 2007 | NYM | 51 | 166 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 28 | .241 | .302 | .373 | .676 |
| Career Totals | — | 1678 | 5539 | 872 | 1348 | 302 | 41 | 249 | 816 | 136 | 630 | 1294 | .243 | .321 | .448 | .769 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $109,000 |
| 1994 | $113,000 |
| 1995 | $158,000 |
| 1996 | $300,000 |
| 1997 | $1,445,667 |
| 1998 | $2,136,095 |
| 1999 | $3,036,095 |
| 2000 | $1,320,000 |
| 2001 | $5,166,667 |
| 2002 | $5,000,000 |
| 2003 | $5,000,000 |
| 2004 | $5,000,000 |
| 2005 | $3,500,000 |
| 2006 | $912,500 |
| 2007 | $3,800,000 |
Career Total: $36,997,024 (15 seasons)
Average: $2,466,468
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.