John Valentin

Like O'Leary, John is a great player who without many great players at his position (for example: Cal Ripken will probably start at third for as long as he is playing.), would be a certain All-Star. He has a lifetime average of almost .290 and plays wherever he is needed. Val was the Sox' shortstop until Nomar came along, then he moved to second. When Tim Naehring got hurt, John moved to third base.

Stats

YR 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Team Bos Bos Bos Bos Bos Bos Bos BOS

G 58 144 84 135 131 143 153 113

AB 185 468 301 520 527 575 588 450

R 21 50 53 108 84 95 113 58

H 51 130 95 155 156 176 145 114

2B 13 40 26 37 29 47 44 27

3B 0 3 2 2 3 5 1 1

HR 5 11 9 27 13 18 23 12

RBI 25 66 49 102 59 77 73 70

BB 20 49 42 81 63 58 77 40

SO 17 77 38 67 59 66 82 68

SB 1 3 3 20 9 7 4 0

CS 0 4 1 5 10 4 5 1

OBP .351 .346 .400 .399 .374 .372 .340 .315

SLG .427 .447 .505 .533 .436 .499 .442 .398

AVG .276 .278 .316 .298 .296 .306 .247 .253

Totals

G 961

AB 3614

R 582

H 1022

2B 263

3B 17

HR 118

RBI 521

BB 430

SO 474

SB 47

CS 30

OBP .362

SLG .463

AVG .283