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Ellis Valentine
Ellis Clarence Valentine

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 207 lb.

Debut September 3, 1975
  vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1985
Born July 30, 1954 in Helena, AR

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 20 MON NL  12   33    2   12   4  0   1    3   0  0   2   4  .364  .400  .576  165   19   0   0   0   0   1
 1976 21 MON NL  94  305   36   85  15  2   7   39  14  1  30  51  .279  .339  .410  108  125   2   4   0   0   5
 1977 22 MON NL 127  508   63  149  28  2  25   76  13  5  30  58  .293  .331  .504  124  256   1   2   3   0  18 MVP-21,AS
 1978 23 MON NL 151  570   75  165  35  2  25   76  13  8  35  88  .289  .330  .489  128  279   0   5   3   2   9
 1979 24 MON NL 146  548   73  151  29  3  21   82  11  9  22  74  .276  .303  .454  105  249   1   3   3   1  23
 1980 25 MON NL  86  311   40   98  22  2  13   67   5  5  25  44  .315  .367  .524  147  163   0   4   0   3   3
 1981 26 TOT NL  70  245   23   51  11  1   8   36   0  4  11  49  .208  .238  .359   69   88   0   5   0   0   4
         MON NL  22   76    8   16   3  0   3   15   0  1   6  11  .211  .259  .368   76   28   0   3   0   0   2
         NYM NL  48  169   15   35   8  1   5   21   0  3   5  38  .207  .227  .355   65   60   0   2   0   0   2
 1982 27 NYM NL 111  337   33   97  14  1   8   48   1  3   5  38  .288  .294  .407   96  137   0   7   0   1  11
 1983 28 CAL AL  86  271   30   65  10  2  13   43   2  1  18  48  .240  .283  .435   96  118   1   4   0   0   6
 1985 30 TEX AL  11   38    5    8   1  0   2    4   0  1   2   8  .211  .250  .395   73   15   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     894 3166  380  881 169 15 123  474  59 37 180 462  .278  .315  .458  113 1449   5  34   9   7  81
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        574   69  160  31  3  22   86  11  7  33  84  .278  .315  .458  113  263   1   6   2   1  15
 Career High    151  570   75  165  35  3  25   82  14  9  35  88  .315  .367  .524  147  279   2   7   3   3  23
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 20 MON NL   35   22    7   8.6    99| .364  .270| .400  .341| .576  .390| .976  .731| 165  .778   2.9   0.3   0%
 1976 21 MON NL  341  232   46   5.3    96| .279  .268| .339  .336| .410  .382| .749  .718| 108  .620   3.3   0.3  93%
 1977 22 MON NL  541  385   78   5.5   101| .293  .266| .331  .333| .504  .405| .835  .738| 124  .576  14.8   1.4  72%
 1978 23 MON NL  612  427   90   5.6    94| .289  .261| .330  .328| .489  .384| .819  .712| 128  .634  19.0   1.9  61%
 1979 24 MON NL  575  433   65   4.0    99| .276  .268| .303  .333| .454  .397| .757  .730| 105  .460   1.1   0.1  55%
 1980 25 MON NL  343  225   60   7.2    95| .315  .267| .367  .329| .524  .387| .891  .716| 147  .725  19.5   2.0  50%
 1981 26 TOT NL  261  207   19   2.5    91| .208  .261| .238  .326| .359  .374| .597  .701|  69  .285 -11.1  -1.2   0%
         MON NL   85   66    7   2.9    93| .211  .264| .259  .329| .368  .378| .627  .707|  76  .340  -2.5  -0.3   0%
         NYM NL  176  141   12   2.3    90| .207  .260| .227  .325| .355  .373| .582  .698|  65  .258  -8.6  -0.9   0%
 1982 27 NYM NL  350  261   36   3.7    94| .288  .264| .294  .327| .407  .384| .701  .711|  96  .443  -3.2  -0.3  25%
 1983 28 CAL AL  294  218   33   4.1    97| .240  .264| .283  .326| .435  .399| .718  .725|  96  .448  -2.6  -0.3  66%
 1985 30 TEX AL   40   32    3   2.5   100| .211  .262| .250  .328| .395  .407| .645  .736|  73  .249  -1.7  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3392 2442  437   4.8    96| .278  .265| .315  .330| .458  .391| .773  .721| 113  .549  41.9   4.0  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 20 MON NL RF 11 12 2 2 1 .875 .972 1.27 1.74 1.57 2.05 8 80.0 1976 21 MON NL OF 88 162 12 5 4 .972 .979 1.98 2.03 2.18 2.34 80 717.3 CF 56 110 6 3 1 .975 .984 2.07 2.50 2.14 2.85 55 488.0 RF 31 53 6 2 3 .967 .974 1.90 1.83 2.32 2.15 25 228.7 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1977 22 MON NL RF 126 231 9 7 1 .972 .974 1.90 1.78 2.00 2.11 125 1082.3 AS 1978 23 MON NL RF 147 288 25 10 3 .969 .977 2.13 1.78 2.26 2.13 147 1247.0 GG 1979 24 MON NL RF 144 276 10 5 3 .983 .979 1.99 1.87 2.07 2.19 144 1243.7 1980 25 MON NL RF 83 157 6 5 1 .970 .977 1.96 1.71 2.09 2.06 83 702.7 1981 26 TOT NL RF 68 120 7 4 0 .969 .978 1.87 1.65 2.04 2.08 64 560.0 TOT NL OF 68 115 8 4 0 .969 .980 1.81 2.02 1.98 2.33 64 560.0 MON NL RF 21 34 2 0 0 1.000 .978 1.71 1.65 1.94 2.08 21 167.0 NYM NL RF 47 86 5 4 0 .958 .978 1.94 1.65 2.08 2.08 43 393.0 1982 27 NYM NL OF 98 159 10 3 4 .983 .978 1.72 1.91 2.12 2.25 79 718.0 RF 82 139 12 3 5 .981 .978 1.84 1.65 2.02 2.02 75 672.0 LF 14 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.64 1.60 3.00 2.07 1 27.0 CF 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.30 4.74 2.65 3 19.0 1983 28 CAL AL OF 85 152 5 6 1 .963 .981 1.85 2.16 2.16 2.50 69 653.3 RF 79 138 5 4 1 .973 .978 1.81 1.85 2.19 2.25 62 588.3 LF 11 12 0 2 0 .857 .976 1.09 1.90 1.66 2.33 7 65.0 1985 30 TEX AL RF 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 1.81 1.30 2.16 5 48.3 DH 4
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1976 21 MON NL CF 56 110 6 3 1 .975 .984 2.07 2.50 2.14 2.85 55 488.0 1982 27 NYM NL CF 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.30 4.74 2.65 3 19.0 1985 30 TEX AL DH 4 1976 21 MON NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1982 27 NYM NL LF 14 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.64 1.60 3.00 2.07 1 27.0 1983 28 CAL AL LF 11 12 0 2 0 .857 .976 1.09 1.90 1.66 2.33 7 65.0 1975 20 MON NL OF 11 12 1 2 1 .867 .977 1.18 2.01 1.46 2.29 8 80.0 1976 21 MON NL OF 88 162 12 5 4 .972 .979 1.98 2.03 2.18 2.34 80 717.3 1977 22 MON NL OF 126 232 9 7 1 .972 .978 1.91 1.93 2.00 2.26 125 1082.3 1978 23 MON NL OF 146 296 24 10 3 .970 .980 2.19 1.94 2.31 2.31 147 1247.0 1979 24 MON NL OF 144 281 10 5 2 .983 .979 2.02 2.00 2.11 2.33 144 1243.7 1980 25 MON NL OF 83 154 6 5 1 .970 .980 1.93 1.98 2.05 2.31 83 702.7 1981 26 TOT NL OF 68 115 8 4 0 .969 .980 1.81 2.02 1.98 2.33 64 560.0 MON NL OF 21 32 2 0 0 1.000 .980 1.62 2.02 1.83 2.33 21 167.0 NYM NL OF 47 83 6 4 0 .957 .980 1.89 2.02 2.04 2.33 43 393.0 1982 27 NYM NL OF 98 159 10 3 4 .983 .978 1.72 1.91 2.12 2.25 79 718.0 1983 28 CAL AL OF 85 152 5 6 1 .963 .981 1.85 2.16 2.16 2.50 69 653.3 1985 30 TEX AL OF 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 2.10 1.30 2.44 5 48.3 1975 20 MON NL RF 11 12 2 2 1 .875 .972 1.27 1.74 1.57 2.05 8 80.0 1976 21 MON NL RF 31 53 6 2 3 .967 .974 1.90 1.83 2.32 2.15 25 228.7 1977 22 MON NL RF 126 231 9 7 1 .972 .974 1.90 1.78 2.00 2.11 125 1082.3 1978 23 MON NL RF 147 288 25 10 3 .969 .977 2.13 1.78 2.26 2.13 147 1247.0 1979 24 MON NL RF 144 276 10 5 3 .983 .979 1.99 1.87 2.07 2.19 144 1243.7 1980 25 MON NL RF 83 157 6 5 1 .970 .977 1.96 1.71 2.09 2.06 83 702.7 1981 26 TOT NL RF 68 120 7 4 0 .969 .978 1.87 1.65 2.04 2.08 64 560.0 MON NL RF 21 34 2 0 0 1.000 .978 1.71 1.65 1.94 2.08 21 167.0 NYM NL RF 47 86 5 4 0 .958 .978 1.94 1.65 2.08 2.08 43 393.0 1982 27 NYM NL RF 82 139 12 3 5 .981 .978 1.84 1.65 2.02 2.02 75 672.0 1983 28 CAL AL RF 79 138 5 4 1 .973 .978 1.81 1.85 2.19 2.25 62 588.3 1985 30 TEX AL RF 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 1.81 1.30 2.16 5 48.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 856 1570 85 47 17 .972 .979 1.93 1.99 2.11 2.32 804 7052.7 27 60 778# RF* 778 1421 82 42 18 .973 .977 1.93 1.77 2.10 2.13 738 6453.0 CF* 60 120 6 3 1 .977 .984 2.10 2.49 2.24 2.84 58 507.0 LF* 27 21 0 2 0 .913 .977 0.78 1.72 2.04 2.25 8 92.7 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 856 1570 85 47 17 .972 .979 1.93 1.99 2.11 2.32 804 7053
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1977   MON NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .500  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1977 *

Gold Gloves
1978-NL--OF

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1977-NL-21-0.01
Car-1456-0.01 shares

Total Bases
1978 NL-279-7

Doubles
1978 NL-35-8

Home Runs
1978 NL-25-7

Extra-Base Hits
1978 NL-62-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1977 NL-18-5
1979 NL-23-2

Power/Speed Number
1978 NL-17.1-10

At Bats per Home Run
1978 NL-22.8-10

Youngest Player
1975 NL-20-5

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 6 (1642) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1781) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (1472) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.

May 29, 1981: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Jeff Reardon and Dan Norman.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 7, 1984: Released by the California Angels.

July 10, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

December 20, 1985: Released by the Texas Rangers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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