What years did Jose Valentin play?

Jose Valentin played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2007.

Was Jose Valentin a pitcher?

No. Jose Valentin was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Jose Valentin hit?

Jose Valentin hit 249 career home runs with 1348 hits.

What was Jose Valentin's career batting average?

Jose Valentin batted .243 over his career, with 1,348 hits in 5,539 at bats.

How many RBI did Jose Valentin have?

Jose Valentin drove in 816 runs in his career.

Is Jose Valentin in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jose Valentin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jose Valentin

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2007)

Jose Valentin was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2007 for 5 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,678 career games, he hit .243 with 1,348 hits, 249 home runs, and 816 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 889.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .243

HR 249

RBI 816

H 1,348

OPS .769

PIV 889

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 10/12/1969 in Manati, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1992-09-17
Last Game: 2007-07-20

Full name: Jose Antonio Valentin

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Career Batting Statistics

Jose Valentin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,678	5,539	872	1,348	302	41	249	816	136	630	1,294	.243	.321	.448	.769	889

Career AVG .243 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Career OBP .321 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .448 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — +6.4% above league average.

Career OPS .769 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jose Valentin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	ML4	AL	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	ML4	AL	19	53	10	13	1	2	1	7	1	7	16	.245	.265 (-7%)	.332 (+4%)	.403 (-2%)	.735 (+1%)	14.2
1994	ML4	AL	97	285	47	68	19	0	11	46	12	38	75	.239	.269 (-12%)	.338 (-2%)	.424 (-1%)	.763 (-2%)	-59.9
1995	ML4	AL	112	338	62	74	23	3	11	49	16	37	83	.219	.266 (-18%)	.337 (-13%)	.417 (-4%)	.755 (-8%)	-543.4
1996	ML4	AL	154	552	90	143	33	7	24	95	17	66	145	.259	.269 (-4%)	.340 (-1%)	.426 (+11%)	.767 (+6%)	563.7
1997	ML4	AL	136	494	58	125	23	1	17	58	19	39	109	.253	.266 (-5%)	.336 (-8%)	.419 (-3%)	.756 (-5%)	-485.2
1998	MIL	NL	151	428	65	96	24	0	16	49	10	63	105	.224	.266 (-16%)	.335 (-4%)	.420 (-7%)	.755 (-5%)	-330.6
1999	MIL	NL	89	256	45	58	9	5	10	38	3	48	52	.227	.271 (-16%)	.344 (+1%)	.433 (-4%)	.778 (-2%)	-61.6
2000	CHA	AL	144	568	107	155	37	6	25	92	19	59	106	.273	.270 (+1%)	.344 (avg)	.437 (+12%)	.782 (+7%)	709.1
2001	CHA	AL	124	438	74	113	22	2	28	68	9	50	114	.258	.263 (-2%)	.332 (+1%)	.426 (+19%)	.758 (+11%)	970.3
2002	CHA	AL	135	474	70	118	26	4	25	75	3	43	99	.249	.261 (-5%)	.331 (-6%)	.416 (+15%)	.747 (+6%)	374.8
2003	CHA	AL	144	503	79	119	26	2	28	74	8	54	114	.237	.264 (-10%)	.332 (-6%)	.422 (+10%)	.754 (+3%)	226.7
2004	CHA	AL	125	450	73	97	20	3	30	70	8	43	139	.216	.266 (-19%)	.335 (-14%)	.427 (+11%)	.762 (avg)	-152.4
2005	LAN	NL	56	147	17	25	4	2	2	14	3	31	38	.170	.264 (-36%)	.330 (-1%)	.418 (-37%)	.749 (-21%)	-431.5
2006	NYN	NL	137	384	56	104	24	3	18	62	6	37	71	.271	.269 (+1%)	.336 (-2%)	.431 (+13%)	.768 (+7%)	413.8
2007	NYN	NL	51	166	18	40	11	1	3	18	2	15	28	.241	.268 (-10%)	.335 (-10%)	.422 (-12%)	.758 (-11%)	-318.6
Career · 16 seasons			1,678	5,539	872	1,348	302	41	249	816	136	630	1,294	.243	—	—	—	—	889

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jose Valentin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	43	4	9	4	0	0	6	6	11	.209

Playoff Batting by Year

Jose Valentin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	NLCS	NYN	7	24	0	6	2	5	2	5	.250
2006	NLDS1	NYN	3	9	2	0	0	0	2	4	.000
2000	ALDS2	CHA	3	10	2	3	2	1	2	2	.300

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jose Valentin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	819	2621	435	648	124	427	.247
Away	859	2918	437	700	125	389	.240

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jose Valentin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2007-07-20	NYN	LAD	W	1	0	1	0	0	0
2007-07-19	NYN	LAD	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
2007-07-18	NYN	SDP	L	3	1	1	0	1	1
2007-07-17	NYN	SDP	W	3	2	1	1	2	0
2007-07-16	NYN	SDP	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
2007-07-15	NYN	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-07-13	NYN	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-07-08	NYN	HOU	L	4	0	0	0	0	2
2007-07-07	NYN	HOU	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-07-06	NYN	HOU	L	3	0	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jose Valentin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
2B	158	140	318	453	12	85
3B	181	158	134	323	31	28
OF	54	44	94	5	1	1
SS	1216	1128	1840	3565	234	830

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jose Valentin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	ML4	2B	1	1	1	1	1	0
1992	ML4	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1993	ML4	SS	19	17	20	51	6	9
1994	ML4	2B	18	8	21	50	0	11
1994	ML4	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1994	ML4	SS	83	80	130	285	20	59
1995	ML4	3B	1	0	0	2	0	1
1995	ML4	SS	104	100	164	333	15	85
1996	ML4	SS	151	145	243	460	37	113
1997	ML4	SS	134	132	208	383	20	86
1998	MIL	SS	139	112	173	370	21	69
1999	MIL	SS	85	70	113	214	22	38
2000	CHA	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
2000	CHA	SS	141	136	233	456	36	117
2001	CHA	3B	66	57	49	113	13	9
2001	CHA	OF	24	18	46	3	0	1
2001	CHA	SS	43	36	64	118	9	34
2002	CHA	3B	83	76	65	152	11	14
2002	CHA	SS	50	47	81	124	8	38
2003	CHA	SS	143	136	225	396	20	96
2004	CHA	SS	122	117	186	373	20	85
2005	LAN	3B	29	24	19	54	7	4
2005	LAN	OF	22	19	35	0	1	0
2005	LAN	SS	1	0	0	2	0	1
2006	NYN	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
2006	NYN	2B	94	87	194	286	6	52
2006	NYN	3B	1	1	1	1	0	0
2006	NYN	OF	7	6	13	2	0	0
2007	NYN	2B	45	44	102	116	5	22

Career Games by Position

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Jose Valentin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1
Second Base	158
Third Base	181
Shortstop	1216
Left Field	28
Center Field	24
Right Field	3
Designated Hitter	11

Salary History

Jose Valentin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	NYN	NL	$3,800,000
2006	NYN	NL	$912,500
2005	LAN	NL	$3,500,000
2004	CHA	AL	$5,000,000
2003	CHA	AL	$5,000,000
2002	CHA	AL	$5,000,000
2001	CHA	AL	$5,166,667
2000	CHA	AL	$1,320,000
1999	MIL	NL	$3,036,095
1998	MIL	NL	$2,136,095
1997	ML4	AL	$1,445,667
1996	ML4	AL	$300,000
1995	ML4	AL	$158,000
1994	ML4	AL	$113,000
1993	ML4	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$36,997,024

Award Voting History

Jose Valentin — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1994	Rookie of the Year	AL	9th	1.0	140	0

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Jose Valentin: the record in brief

Jose Valentin played a first major league game on September 17, 1992 and a last one on July 20, 2007. By club, Valentin's seasons break down as the Milwaukee Brewers (1992 to 1999), the Chicago White Sox (2000 to 2004), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005), and the New York Mets (2006 to 2007). Born on October 12, 1969, in Manati, P.R., Valentin is listed as a shortstop and switch-hit and threw right-handed. Valentin's listed size is 5'10" and 175 pounds. Valentin's full given name, per the bio, is Jose Antonio Valentin.

Valentin's career batting table shows 1,678 games, 5,539 at bats and 1,348 hits, a .243 average, adding 249 home runs, 816 RBI, and 136 stolen bases. Valentin's career OPS of .769 combines a .321 on-base mark with .448 slugging. Set against a .266 league average for the same years, Valentin's .243 average sits 8.6% below it. For power, 2004 stands out: 30 home runs with the Chicago White Sox. The hits column peaks at 155, in 2000. 1996 brought the most runs batted in, 95.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Valentin

What years did Jose Valentin play?: Jose Valentin played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2007.
Was Jose Valentin a pitcher?: No. Jose Valentin was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Jose Valentin hit?: Jose Valentin hit 249 career home runs with 1348 hits.
What was Jose Valentin's career batting average?: Jose Valentin batted .243 over his career, with 1,348 hits in 5,539 at bats.
How many RBI did Jose Valentin have?: Jose Valentin drove in 816 runs in his career.
Is Jose Valentin in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jose Valentin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.