3B Luis Valbuena #18
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
06/04/2018
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3B LUIS VALBUENA #18 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
52 195 57 11 0 12 34 24 51 .292 .376 .533 0 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 35 45 40
Gap 50 40 50 50
Power 60 55 60 60
Eye 60 55 60 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 40
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: - 65 45
Turn DP: - 50 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/03/2018 OAK Loss, 1-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/02/2018 OAK Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/30/2018 MIN Win, 5-1 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 0
05/29/2018 MIN Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
05/28/2018 MIN Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/27/2018 @ TEX Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
05/26/2018 @ TEX Loss, 5-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
05/25/2018 @ TEX Win, 11-3 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 0
05/24/2018 @ TEX Win, 5-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/22/2018 @ STL Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/30/1985
Born in:Maracaibo, ZUL
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:5' 10"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$8,000,000
Signed Through:2020 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 43 Days
Service This Yr:68 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 43 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2018 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 52 195 57 11 0 12 34 34 24 51 .292 .376 .533 .909 .383 .241 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 221 2 1 0 0 0 0 104 23 0 0 0.0 41.5 8.12 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 17 3 0 2 7 9 9 10 0 0 0 .340 .441 .520 .961
Versus Right   145 40 8 0 10 27 25 15 41 0 0 2 .276 .352 .538 .890
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 3 1 0 1 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .231 .333 .538 .872
March   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
April   80 22 3 0 8 15 18 10 23 0 0 2 .275 .370 .613 .982
May   103 34 8 0 4 19 16 11 26 0 0 0 .330 .395 .524 .919
June   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Last Year   347 69 15 0 22 65 42 48 106 5 0 1 .199 .294 .432 .727
2 Years Ago   292 76 17 1 13 40 38 44 81 2 3 1 .260 .357 .459 .816
Career   3077 714 171 9 117 368 388 379 739 19 9 20 .232 .318 .408 .726
Home   102 32 8 0 5 19 17 12 23 0 0 1 .314 .391 .539 .931
Road   93 25 3 0 7 15 17 12 28 0 0 1 .269 .358 .527 .885
Grass   188 55 11 0 10 29 32 23 48 0 0 2 .293 .376 .511 .886
Turf   7 2 0 0 2 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 1.143 1.518
Day   81 21 4 0 3 9 10 8 24 0 0 1 .259 .333 .420 .753
Night   114 36 7 0 9 25 24 16 27 0 0 1 .316 .405 .614 1.019
As Starter   192 56 10 0 12 33 34 24 49 0 0 2 .292 .376 .531 .907
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Close/Late   43 10 3 0 2 4 6 6 16 0 0 0 .233 .327 .442 .768
Inning 1-3   59 19 5 0 4 15 10 3 15 0 0 2 .322 .375 .610 .985
Inning 4-6   72 25 2 0 6 15 17 8 13 0 0 0 .347 .412 .625 1.038
Inning 7-9   54 10 4 0 1 2 6 13 19 0 0 0 .185 .343 .315 .658
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
0 Outs   57 14 2 0 2 4 12 3 17 0 0 1 .246 .295 .386 .681
1 Outs   63 19 3 0 8 16 17 14 15 0 0 0 .302 .429 .730 1.159
2 Outs   75 24 6 0 2 14 5 7 19 0 0 1 .320 .386 .480 .866
Scoring Position   54 15 3 0 4 24 10 7 14 0 0 1 .278 .371 .556 .927
Bases Empty   106 31 5 0 8 8 22 12 29 0 0 1 .292 .370 .566 .936
Runner on 1st   35 11 3 0 0 2 2 5 8 0 0 0 .314 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 2nd   20 7 1 0 1 6 2 2 2 0 0 1 .350 .435 .550 .985
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 4 1 0 3 11 7 1 5 0 0 0 .250 .294 .875 1.169
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   107 24 4 0 4 9 18 13 51 0 0 1 .224 .314 .374 .688
First Pitch   18 10 3 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 .556 .579 1.056 1.635
Count 0-1   15 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .400 .667
Count 0-2   21 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 13 0 0 1 .190 .227 .333 .561
Count 1-0   15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Count 1-1   23 11 2 0 3 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 .478 .478 .957 1.435
Count 1-2   37 12 2 0 2 3 6 0 18 0 0 0 .324 .324 .541 .865
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Count 2-1   8 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Count 2-2   26 3 1 0 1 4 3 0 13 0 0 0 .115 .115 .269 .385
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 1 3 2 9 0 0 0 0 .200 .714 .800 1.514
Full Count   23 5 1 0 0 1 6 13 7 0 0 0 .217 .500 .261 .761
Behind in Count   73 20 4 0 3 6 9 0 31 0 0 1 .274 .284 .452 .736
Ahead in Count   32 8 0 0 3 5 4 11 0 0 0 0 .250 .442 .531 .973
Batting 4th   38 7 3 0 0 3 3 4 13 0 0 0 .184 .262 .263 .525
Batting 5th   67 22 2 0 4 11 13 10 15 0 0 0 .328 .416 .537 .953
Batting 6th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Batting 7th   10 4 0 0 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 .400 .538 .700 1.238
Batting 8th   60 19 5 0 7 16 13 2 16 0 0 2 .317 .359 .750 1.109
Batting 9th   13 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 .308 .471 .385 .855
Low Leverage   78 26 5 0 6 9 15 14 14 0 0 0 .333 .435 .628 1.063
Medium Leverage   76 19 3 0 2 9 11 8 24 0 0 2 .250 .337 .368 .706
High Leverage   40 12 3 0 4 16 8 2 13 0 0 0 .300 .333 .675 1.008
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2008 Seattle - MLB 22 18 49 12 5 0 0 1 6 4 1 0 11 0 0 .245 .315 .347 .662 78 78 0.1
2009 Cleveland - MLB 23 103 368 92 25 3 10 31 52 26 0 2 83 2 3 .250 .298 .416 .714 86 83 0.6
2010 Cleveland - MLB 24 91 275 53 12 0 2 24 22 28 3 2 61 1 2 .193 .273 .258 .531 47 44 -1.0
2011 Cleveland - MLB 25 17 43 9 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 9 1 0 .209 .227 .279 .506 39 36 -0.2
2012 Chicago - MLB 26 90 265 58 20 0 4 28 26 36 0 2 55 0 2 .219 .310 .340 .650 83 81 0.4
2013 Chicago - MLB 27 108 331 72 15 1 12 37 34 53 4 2 63 1 4 .218 .331 .378 .708 103 100 1.3
2014 Chicago - MLB 28 149 478 119 33 4 16 51 68 65 2 1 113 1 2 .249 .341 .435 .776 123 122 3.3
2015 Houston - MLB 29 132 434 97 18 0 25 56 62 50 6 3 106 1 0 .224 .310 .438 .748 104 104 1.9
2016 Houston - MLB 30 90 292 76 17 1 13 40 38 44 1 2 81 1 1 .260 .357 .459 .816 120 117 1.8
2017 Los Angeles - MLB 31 117 347 69 15 0 22 65 42 48 1 5 106 0 2 .199 .294 .432 .727 93 90 0.5
2018 Kansas City - MLB 32 52 195 57 11 0 12 34 34 24 2 0 51 0 0 .292 .376 .533 .909 137 143 2.0
Total MLB 967 3077 714 171 9 117 368 388 379 20 19 739 8 16 .232 .318 .408 .726 99 98 10.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2009 Columbus - AAA 23 22 78 25 4 2 3 13 15 16 0 0 13 3 3 .321 .436 .538 .975 100 166 0.0
2013 Chicago N (AZL) - R 27 2 7 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .714 .750 1.000 1.750 100 353 0.0
2013 Kane County - A 27 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 100 153 0.0
2017 Inland Empire - A 31 6 23 8 3 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 .348 .375 .478 .853 119 117 0.0
Total IL 22 78 25 4 2 3 13 15 16 0 0 13 3 3 .321 .436 .538 .975 100 166
Total A 6 23 8 3 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 .348 .375 .478 .853 119 117
Total MID 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 100 153
Total AZL 2 7 5 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .714 .750 1.000 1.750 100 353
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2008 Seattle - ML 2B 16 15 21 41 11 62 0 1.000 125.0 4.46 0.0 .000
2008 Seattle - ML SS 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2009 Cleveland - ML 2B 77 75 162 228 64 396 6 .985 652.0 5.38 0.0 .000
2009 Cleveland - ML 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2009 Cleveland - ML SS 28 22 37 73 6 115 5 .957 205.0 4.83 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - ML 2B 71 66 127 232 59 363 4 .989 581.2 5.55 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - ML 3B 9 6 3 12 0 17 2 .882 66.2 2.02 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - ML SS 5 4 8 17 5 29 4 .862 42.0 5.36 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - ML LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Cleveland - ML 2B 11 9 19 24 7 43 0 1.000 81.0 4.78 0.0 .000
2011 Cleveland - ML SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Cleveland - ML LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.1 1.46 0.0 .000
2012 Chicago - ML 2B 5 2 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 16.2 3.24 0.0 .000
2012 Chicago - ML 3B 82 72 45 137 18 189 7 .963 638.1 2.57 0.0 .000
2013 Chicago - ML 2B 6 5 13 13 4 26 0 1.000 40.0 5.85 0.0 .000
2013 Chicago - ML 3B 94 85 56 150 13 213 7 .967 760.2 2.44 0.0 .000
2013 Kane County - A 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Chicago N (AZL) - R 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Chicago - ML LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Chicago - ML 2B 21 17 24 41 4 65 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Chicago - ML 3B 124 105 78 202 17 289 9 .969 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Houston - ML 1B 31 27 205 13 12 219 1 .995 217.0 9.04 0.0 .000
2015 Houston - ML 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
2015 Houston - ML 3B 99 93 54 168 20 228 6 .974 835.0 2.39 0.0 .000
2016 Houston - ML 1B 8 7 61 6 4 67 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Houston - ML 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Houston - ML 3B 81 77 54 143 17 203 6 .970 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Los Angeles - ML 1B 48 40 316 24 33 340 0 1.000 363.1 8.42 0.0 .000
2017 Inland Empire - A 1B 3 0 19 1 4 20 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Los Angeles - ML 3B 59 53 33 92 8 132 7 .947 455.1 2.47 0.0 .000
2017 Inland Empire - A 3B 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Kansas City - ML 3B 52 50 24 102 14 131 5 .962 459.2 2.47 +0.7 1.005
TOTAL 1B 90 74 601 44 53 646 1 .998 580.1 10.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 209 189 368 585 150 963 10 .990 1497.1 5.73 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 604 541 349 1011 107 1409 49 .965 3217.2 3.80 +0.7 1.005
TOTAL SS 35 26 46 91 12 146 9 .938 250.0 4.93 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.1 1.17 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
08/29/2002 Signed as an international free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
12/11/2008 Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Cleveland Indians as part of a 3-team trade: The Cleveland Indians received P Joe Smith (NYM) and IF Luis Valbuena (SEA). The New York Mets received P Sean Green (SEA), P J.J. Putz (SEA), and OF Jeremy Reed (SEA). The Seattle Mariners received P Maikel Cleto (NYM), 1B Mike Carp (NYM), OF Ezequiel Carrera (NYM), OF Endy Chavez (NYM), P Aaron Heilman (NYM), P Jason Vargas (NYM), and OF Franklin Gutierrez (CLE).
11/26/2011 Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash.
04/04/2012 Claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Toronto Blue Jays.
01/19/2015 Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Houston Astros with P Dan Straily for OF Dexter Fowler.
11/03/2016 Became a free agent.
01/24/2017 Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Angels.
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