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Jose Valentin

White Sox Career team 2000 to 2004
Number #22
Position Second Baseman
Bats Both
Throws Right
Height 5' 10"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Manati, Puerto Rico
Born Oct 12, 1969

Key Insights

2007
One opponent brings the best out of him

Valentin has hit .500/.571/1.400 against Todd Van Poppel in 14 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 10 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .736 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Mike Myers has struck Valentin out 6 times in 10 plate appearances, 60% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the CHW, Valentin has hit .239 and slugged .717 over 49 plate appearances, his best of any club.

11 hits, 7 home runs and 11 strikeouts, against a .408 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He is a different player against this opponent

Valentin carries a .769 career OPS; against Miguel Asencio it is 1.634, over 16 plate appearances.

7 for 14 with 2 home runs.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Valentin has hit .000/.000/.000 against John Burkett in 13 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 12 with 0 home runs and 5 strikeouts, against a .736 OPS median across his matchups.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Valentin swings through more against Dave Stevens than against anyone else he has faced this often: 0% of the swings between them come up empty.

12 plate appearances between them. 98th percentile of the 153 matchups on his own record.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 12, 1969
Birth Place Manati, Puerto Rico
Height 5' 10"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Both/Right