What years did Chris Valaika play?

Chris Valaika played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2014.

Was Chris Valaika a pitcher?

No. Chris Valaika was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Chris Valaika hit?

Chris Valaika hit 5 career home runs with 59 hits.

Chris Valaika

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2014)

AVG .238

HR 5

RBI 24

H 59

OPS .633

PIV -384

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 205 lb
Born: 8/14/1985 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2010-08-24
Last Game: 2014-09-28

Full name: Christopher Andrew Valaika

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
99	248	20	59	11	1	5	24	1	13	63	.238	.282	.351	.633	-384

Career AVG .238 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.

Career OBP .282 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 11.7% below league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 11.5% below league average.

Career OPS .633 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 11.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	CIN	NL	19	38	3	10	1	0	1	2	0	1	9	.263	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CIN	NL	14	25	3	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	.280	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	MIA	NL	22	64	4	14	5	0	1	9	0	3	16	.219	.253 (-14%)	.317 (-18%)	.396 (-13%)	.714 (-15%)	-172.5
2014	CHN	NL	44	121	10	28	4	0	3	13	1	7	35	.231	.251 (-8%)	.313 (-10%)	.386 (-12%)	.700 (-11%)	-211.6
Career · 4 seasons			99	248	20	59	11	1	5	24	1	13	63	.238	—	—	—	—	-384

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	50	127	8	33	3	17	.260
Away	49	121	12	26	2	7	.215

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2014-09-28	CHC	MIL	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
2014-09-24	CHC	STL	W	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
2014-09-23	CHC	STL	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-21	CHC	LAD	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
2014-09-20	CHC	LAD	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-19	CHC	LAD	L	4	0	2	1	0	0	2
2014-09-18	CHC	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-17	CHC	CIN	W	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
2014-09-16	CHC	CIN	W	3	1	0	0	1	1	2
2014-09-15	CHC	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	18	14	107	14	3	15
2B	32	20	47	63	0	14
3B	17	14	12	32	1	4
SS	11	10	11	22	1	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2010	CIN	2B	13	6	19	24	0	7
2010	CIN	SS	1	0	0	2	0	1
2011	CIN	2B	1	1	3	1	0	0
2011	CIN	3B	4	4	4	13	0	2
2011	CIN	SS	2	2	1	2	0	1
2013	MIA	1B	3	1	8	2	1	2
2013	MIA	2B	6	5	8	11	0	3
2013	MIA	3B	5	4	0	3	1	0
2013	MIA	SS	6	6	5	13	1	3
2014	CHN	1B	15	13	99	12	2	13
2014	CHN	2B	12	8	17	27	0	4
2014	CHN	3B	8	6	8	16	0	2
2014	CHN	SS	2	2	5	5	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	18
Second Base	32
Third Base	17
Shortstop	11

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	CA	2004, 2005, 2006

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Valaika

What years did Chris Valaika play?: Chris Valaika played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2014.
Was Chris Valaika a pitcher?: No. Chris Valaika was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Chris Valaika hit?: Chris Valaika hit 5 career home runs with 59 hits.