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Nomar Garciaparra League
3-25-2332
Buddy Valentin Center Field
Retired (1977, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .289 Total Rating 74   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .796 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 1891 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 09-19-1941
HR 136 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1959)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(44 games)
RBI 740
SB 390
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 90 Contact vs. L 91 Endurance 55   Ldrship 85
Power vs. R 58 Power vs. L 57 Velocity 5   Mentor vR 100
Speed 80 Bunt 13 Control 4   Mentor vL 100
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 96 WS Rings 1
1B --- LF 97 (97.9%) Arm 52 WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF 100 (100%)   Health 68 LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF 98 (98.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1966 LHP 51 115 36 11 1 2 15 20 14 .894 .416 .478 .165 .313
1966 RHP 139 493 140 19 6 10 45 68 69 .781 .373 .408 .124 .284
1967 LHP 56 104 34 8 1 1 12 8 16 .824 .372 .452 .125 .327
1967 RHP 146 520 158 27 5 10 54 71 73 .821 .388 .433 .129 .304
1968 LHP 51 100 26 4 1 0 11 15 17 .677 .357 .320 .060 .260
1968 RHP 144 530 152 24 4 13 61 81 81 .803 .382 .421 .134 .287
1969 LHP 51 139 34 9 3 2 13 13 24 .709 .314 .396 .151 .245
1969 RHP 138 492 136 28 4 8 48 61 77 .754 .356 .398 .122 .276
1970 LHP 68 185 59 14 3 5 30 25 26 .906 .398 .508 .189 .319
1970 RHP 127 450 136 20 8 13 60 55 67 .848 .379 .469 .167 .302
1971 LHP 61 151 56 12 4 6 32 22 20 1.080 .457 .623 .252 .371
1971 RHP 133 469 147 21 7 13 63 76 63 .880 .409 .471 .158 .313
1972 LHP 77 195 53 15 1 3 25 25 19 .762 .357 .405 .133 .272
1972 RHP 127 436 131 15 6 10 58 56 64 .814 .383 .431 .131 .300
1973 LHP 71 188 50 7 0 4 17 26 37 .725 .358 .367 .101 .266
1973 RHP 125 445 133 23 6 11 41 49 75 .824 .373 .452 .153 .299
1974 LHP 70 180 55 3 3 4 27 28 27 .824 .402 .422 .117 .306
1974 RHP 125 446 113 20 8 7 39 48 74 .708 .327 .381 .128 .253
1975 LHP 69 190 53 9 2 2 18 26 34 .741 .362 .379 .100 .279
1975 RHP 125 426 107 20 4 6 35 54 66 .696 .337 .359 .108 .251
1976 LHP 25 61 19 3 0 1 5 4 8 .764 .354 .410 .098 .311
1976 RHP 51 92 20 2 0 2 9 6 17 .577 .273 .304 .087 .217
1977 LHP 24 62 22 2 1 0 9 8 8 .836 .417 .419 .065 .355
1977 RHP 32 71 21 3 0 3 13 2 10 .780 .315 .465 .169 .296
Total LHP 674 1670 497 97 20 30 214 220 250 .814 .380 .434 .136 .298
Total RHP 1412 4870 1394 222 58 106 526 627 736 .790 .369 .421 .135 .286
Total 1616 6540 1891 319 78 136 740 847 986 .796 .372 .424 .135 .289
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Buddy Valentin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-10-16The New York Crimes have waived Buddy Valentin.
1976-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Crimes and the Detroit Dukes. The Detroit Dukes receive Lee Jacquez from the New York Crimes in exchange for Buddy Valentin.
1973-06-23The Detroit Dukes have placed Buddy Valentin on the trade block.
1966-04-01The Detroit Dukes have promoted Buddy Valentin to the major league team. The Detroit Dukes have promoted Jim Schulmerich to the major league team. The Detroit Dukes have promoted Johnny Curry to the major league team. The Detroit Dukes have designated Jose Kruger for assignment. The Detroit Dukes have designated Dickey Rodriguez for assignment. The Detroit Dukes have designated Cookie Davis for assignment.
1958-05-10A trade has been completed between the Boston Braves and the Detroit Dukes. The Detroit Dukes receive Draft Pick 1959 Round 3 BOS (Cy Farrell), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 BOS (Buddy Valentin) from the Boston Braves in exchange for Glenn Shellenback.