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Name Team Age
Jake Valera Retired (1995, Age 39) Died (2041, Age 85)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23
(1978)
3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League 0 14 years (22 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- B-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 8/17/1956
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (92.1 %) (90.0 %) B- (54.8 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1980 2B STL 25 24 214.33 117 53 62 2 17 -3 4.83 .983
1981 2B STL 18 17 155.66 87 44 41 2 10 +3 4.91 .977
3B STL 72 72 621.0 237 40 189 8 13 -16 3.32 .966
SS STL 1 1 10.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 3.60 1.000
1982 1B STL 43 43 367.66 386 372 13 1 30 -1 9.42 .997
2B STL 12 6 63.33 36 16 20 0 2 -1 5.12 1.000
3B STL 57 57 518.0 189 32 147 10 4 +5 3.11 .947
SS STL 1 1 8.0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
CF STL 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1983 2B STL 60 60 527.0 288 122 163 3 35 +13 4.87 .990
3B STL 76 74 649.66 215 49 158 8 10 -2 2.87 .963
1984 2B STL 4 4 35.0 20 10 10 0 2 +1 5.14 1.000
3B STL 135 130 1164.66 394 82 300 12 15 +1 2.95 .970
SS STL 1 1 8.0 5 2 3 0 0 0 5.62 1.000
1985 2B STL 23 23 202.33 113 48 63 2 16 +2 4.94 .982
3B STL 120 109 996.0 388 91 281 16 14 +15 3.36 .959
1986 1B STL 1 1 9.0 7 7 0 0 1 0 7.00 1.000
2B STL 41 41 353.0 197 81 113 3 25 +2 4.95 .985
3B STL 90 84 768.66 272 54 210 8 17 +12 3.09 .971
SS STL 1 1 9.0 8 2 6 0 2 0 8.00 1.000
1987 1B STL 1 1 8.0 9 9 0 0 1 -1 10.12 1.000
2B STL 22 22 193.66 114 54 56 4 11 0 5.11 .965
3B STL 62 45 439.33 133 27 104 2 4 +5 2.68 .985
SS STL 2 2 18.0 12 4 7 1 1 0 5.50 .917
1988 1B STL 8 8 70.0 76 67 8 1 8 -1 9.64 .987
2B STL 98 97 876.33 499 222 270 7 47 +8 5.05 .986
3B STL 6 4 40.0 14 2 12 0 0 0 3.15 1.000
SS STL 4 4 36.0 14 4 9 1 0 -1 3.25 .929
1989 1B STL 35 33 274.0 279 268 8 3 20 -6 9.07 .989
2B STL 22 13 129.0 63 29 34 0 11 -2 4.40 1.000
3B STL 13 9 88.0 29 5 23 1 1 0 2.86 .966
1990 1B STL 153 153 1341.66 1441 1397 40 4 93 +4 9.64 .997
1991 C STL 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 9.00 1.000
1B STL 40 11 152.0 166 161 4 1 8 -4 9.77 .994
2B STL 3 3 26.0 16 10 6 0 2 0 5.54 1.000
3B STL 3 3 26.66 12 3 9 0 0 +1 4.05 1.000
SS STL 1 1 9.0 6 2 3 1 2 -1 5.00 .833
1992 1B STL 29 22 208.0 208 205 3 0 15 -1 9.00 1.000
2B STL 2 2 18.0 9 4 5 0 2 0 4.50 1.000
3B STL 54 53 475.0 159 30 128 1 7 +8 2.99 .994
SS STL 3 3 28.0 11 5 5 1 0 0 3.21 .909
CF STL 2 2 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3.50 1.000
RF STL 16 16 140.0 35 34 0 1 0 -2 2.19 .971
1993 1B STL 19 18 155.33 170 162 6 2 10 -1 9.73 .988
2B STL 1 1 8.0 6 3 3 0 2 0 6.75 1.000
3B STL 4 4 35.0 9 1 7 1 1 0 2.06 .889
SS STL 5 5 46.33 23 5 16 2 3 -3 4.08 .913
RF STL 55 51 457.0 105 102 1 2 0 -4 2.03 .981
1994 2B STL 2 2 18.0 10 4 6 0 0 -1 5.00 1.000
3B STL 90 88 764.0 242 41 194 7 8 -6 2.77 .971
SS STL 6 6 54.33 24 8 14 2 3 0 3.64 .917
CF STL 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
RF STL 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
Pos Total C 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 9.00 1.000
1B 329 290 2585.65 2742 2648 82 12 186 -11 9.50 .996
2B 333 315 2819.64 1575 700 852 23 182 +22 4.95 .985
3B 782 732 6585.97 2293 457 1762 74 94 +23 3.03 .968
SS 25 25 226.66 110 34 68 8 11 -5 4.05 .927
CF 4 4 36.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 2.50 1.000
RF 72 68 606.0 143 139 1 3 0 -6 2.08 .979
Total 1546 1434 12860.92 6874 3989 2765 120 473 0 1 0 0.0% +23 4.73 .983
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1995-11-01Jake Valera has retired from the St. Louis Cards
1995-04-01The St. Louis Cards have promoted Hasty Hayward to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have designated Jake Valera for assignment.
1982-04-12The St. Louis Cards have promoted Jake Valera to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have designated Hack Riley for assignment.
1982-04-01The St. Louis Cards have sent Jake Valera to the minors.
1981-05-07The St. Louis Cards have promoted Jake Valera to the major league team.
1981-04-01The St. Louis Cards have promoted Gabe Costello to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have sent Jake Valera to the minors.
1980-09-09The St. Louis Cards have promoted Jake Valera to the major league team.
1980-08-21The St. Louis Cards have sent Jake Valera down to the minors.
1980-08-14The St. Louis Cards have promoted Jake Valera to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have designated Tom McDermott for assignment.
1980-06-03The St. Louis Cards have sent Jake Valera to the minors.
1980-05-10The St. Louis Cards have promoted Jake Valera to the major league team.