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| Name | Team | Age |
| Buddy Valentin | Retired (1977, Age 36) | Died (2027, Age 86) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 9 (1959) |
CF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Nomar Garciaparra League | 0 | 12 years (44 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 9/19/1941 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (98.9 %) | (97.9 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1966 | DET | 151 | 608 | 100 | 176 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 88 | 83 | 27 | 10 | 1 | .803 | .382 | .421 | .289 |
| 1967 | DET | 151 | 624 | 115 | 192 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 66 | 79 | 89 | 31 | 11 | 5 | .821 | .386 | .436 | .308 |
| 1968 | DET | 151 | 630 | 130 | 178 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 96 | 98 | 34 | 7 | 1 | .783 | .378 | .405 | .283 |
| 1969 | DET | 151 | 631 | 107 | 170 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 74 | 101 | 30 | 9 | 0 | .745 | .347 | .398 | .269 |
| 1970 | DET | 151 | 635 | 132 | 195 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 90 | 80 | 93 | 34 | 13 | 1 | .865 | .385 | .480 | .307 |
| 1971 | DET | 151 | 620 | 130 | 203 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 95 | 98 | 83 | 52 | 20 | 2 | .929 | .420 | .508 | .327 |
| 1972 | DET | 151 | 631 | 104 | 184 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 59 | 15 | 2 | .798 | .375 | .423 | .292 |
| 1973 | DET | 151 | 633 | 101 | 183 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 75 | 112 | 46 | 21 | 0 | .795 | .368 | .427 | .289 |
| 1974 | DET | 151 | 626 | 100 | 168 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 76 | 101 | 35 | 17 | 5 | .742 | .349 | .393 | .268 |
| 1975 | DET | 151 | 616 | 84 | 160 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 80 | 100 | 35 | 28 | 4 | .710 | .345 | .365 | .260 |
| 1976 | NYA | 60 | 153 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .651 | .305 | .346 | .255 |
| 1977 | NYA | 46 | 133 | 16 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .809 | .366 | .444 | .323 |
| Total | 1616 | 6540 | 1137 | 1891 | 319 | 78 | 136 | 740 | 847 | 986 | 390 | 158 | 23 | .796 | .372 | .424 | .289 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1977-11-01 | Buddy Valentin has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1977-10-16 | The New York Crimes have waived Buddy Valentin. |
| 1976-04-01 | A 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. |
| 1973-06-23 | The Detroit Dukes have placed Buddy Valentin on the trade block. |
| 1966-04-01 | The 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. |
| 1958-05-10 | A 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. |