What years did Vito Valentinetti play?

Vito Valentinetti played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1959.

Was Vito Valentinetti a pitcher?

Yes. Vito Valentinetti pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 94 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Vito Valentinetti hit?

Vito Valentinetti hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.

What was Vito Valentinetti's career batting average?

Vito Valentinetti batted .218 over his career, with 12 hits in 55 at bats.

What was Vito Valentinetti's career ERA?

Vito Valentinetti finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 13-14 with 94 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Vito Valentinetti have?

Vito Valentinetti recorded 94 career strikeouts.

Vito Valentinetti

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954-1959)

Vito Valentinetti was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1959 for 5 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 6 seasons. Across 108 career appearances, he went 13-14 with a 4.73 ERA and 94 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 13–14

ERA 4.73

WHIP 1.51

SO 94

Pitcher PIV -6498.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 9/16/1928 in West New York, NJ, USA
Died: 8/5/2021 in Mount Vernon, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1954-06-20
Last Game: 1959-05-11

Full name: Vito John Valentinetti

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Career Pitching Statistics

Vito Valentinetti — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	14	108	15	3	0	3	257.0	266	135	35	122	94	4.73	-6498.7

Career ERA 4.73 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 21.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Vito Valentinetti — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1954	CHA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	4	6	2	1	54.00	—	0.0
1956	CHN	NL	6	4	42	2	0	1	95.1	84	40	36	26	3.78	3.96 (+5%)	-923.2
1957	CHN	NL	0	0	9	0	0	0	12.0	12	3	7	8	2.25	3.83 (+41%)	-37.1
1957	CLE	AL	2	2	11	2	1	0	23.2	26	13	13	9	4.94	3.83 (-29%)	-760.6
1958	DET	AL	1	0	15	0	0	2	18.2	18	7	5	10	3.38	3.86 (+13%)	-603.6
1958	WS1	AL	4	6	23	10	2	0	95.2	106	54	49	33	5.08	3.86 (-32%)	-4062.2
1959	WS1	AL	0	2	7	1	0	0	10.2	16	12	10	7	10.12	3.90 (-159%)	-112.1
Career · 7 seasons			13	14	108	15	3	3	257.0	266	135	122	94	4.73	—	-6,499

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Vito Valentinetti — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
108	55	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	.218	.271	.218	.489	0

Career AVG .218 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OBP .271 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 17.2% below league average.

Career SLG .218 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 44.5% below league average.

Career OPS .489 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 32.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Vito Valentinetti — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1954	CHA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	CHN	NL	42	20	0	2	1	10	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CHN	NL	9	2	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CLE	AL	11	5	0	1	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	DET	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	WS1	AL	23	28	1	9	1	7	.321	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	WS1	AL	7	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			108	55	1	12	4	20	.218	—	—	—	—	0

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

Vito Valentinetti — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	49	25	0	4	0	0	.160
Away	59	30	1	8	0	0	.267

Pitching — Home / Away

Vito Valentinetti — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	49	116.0	130	70	53	49	5.43
Away	59	142.0	136	65	69	47	4.12

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vito Valentinetti — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB
1959-05-11	MIN	BAL	L	0	0	0	0
1959-05-10	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1959-05-07	MIN	BAL	L	0	0	0	1
1959-04-29	MIN	KC1	L	0	0	0	0
1959-04-24	MIN	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1959-04-21	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1959-04-18	MIN	BAL	L	0	0	0	0
1958-09-26	MIN	BOS	L	2	0	0	0
1958-09-20	MIN	BOS	L	3	0	2	0
1958-09-13	MIN	KC1	W	4	1	2	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Vito Valentinetti — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1959-05-11	MIN	BAL	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1959-05-10	MIN	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0
1959-05-07	MIN	BAL	—	1.1	5	2	2	2	1	0
1959-04-29	MIN	KC1	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0
1959-04-24	MIN	BOS	L	2.0	3	5	5	3	2	0
1959-04-21	MIN	NYY	—	2.0	3	3	3	2	1	0
1959-04-18	MIN	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1958-09-26	MIN	BOS	L	5.0	7	6	6	5	1	2
1958-09-20	MIN	BOS	L	8.0	3	2	2	7	2	0
1958-09-13	MIN	KC1	W	8.0	10	5	5	3	4	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vito Valentinetti — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	108	15	16	44	2	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vito Valentinetti — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1954	CHA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1956	CHN	P	42	2	4	12	1	0
1957	CHN	P	9	0	0	1	0	0
1957	CLE	P	11	2	2	5	0	0
1958	DET	P	15	0	0	2	1	0
1958	WS1	P	23	10	8	21	0	5
1959	WS1	P	7	1	2	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Vito Valentinetti — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	108

College History

Vito Valentinetti — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Iona College	New Rochelle	NY	1948, 1949, 1950

Vito Valentinetti: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 20, 1954 and the final game on May 11, 1959, Vito Valentinetti built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago White Sox (1954), the Chicago Cubs (1956 to 1957), the Cleveland Indians (1957), the Detroit Tigers (1958), and the Washington Senators (1958 to 1959). Valentinetti played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on September 16, 1928, in West New York, NJ, USA, Valentinetti was listed at 6'0" and 195 pounds. Valentinetti died on August 5, 2021, in Mount Vernon, NY, USA. Vito Valentinetti was the playing name; the full given name is Vito John.

Valentinetti's career pitching line is 13 wins, 14 losses and a 4.73 ERA over 108 appearances. The same table counts 94 strikeouts. Against a 3.89 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.73 mark was 21.5% worse. The best win total was 6, in 1956. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.78 in 1956, when the league's was 3.96.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vito Valentinetti

What years did Vito Valentinetti play?: Vito Valentinetti played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1959.
Was Vito Valentinetti a pitcher?: Yes. Vito Valentinetti pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 94 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Vito Valentinetti hit?: Vito Valentinetti hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.
What was Vito Valentinetti's career batting average?: Vito Valentinetti batted .218 over his career, with 12 hits in 55 at bats.
What was Vito Valentinetti's career ERA?: Vito Valentinetti finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 13-14 with 94 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Vito Valentinetti have?: Vito Valentinetti recorded 94 career strikeouts.