3B Luis Valbuena #18
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
11/03/2018
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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
127 447 118 26 1 25 73 59 123 .264 .352 .494 0 2.8
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
10/01/2018 CLE Win, 2-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/29/2018 CLE Win, 3-0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/27/2018 CLE Loss, 3-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/2018 @ CIN Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2018 @ CIN Win, 8-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2018 @ DET Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
09/23/2018 @ DET Win, 12-4 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
09/21/2018 @ DET Loss, 7-12 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
09/20/2018 @ DET Win, 5-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/19/2018 @ PIT Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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, 147 Days
Service This Yr:189 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 147 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 127 447 118 26 1 25 73 58 59 123 .264 .352 .494 .846 .359 .230 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 117 509 2 1 0 6 0 1 221 52 0 0 0.0 80.6 6.48 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   102 29 6 0 3 10 13 15 24 0 0 0 .284 .376 .431 .807
Versus Right   345 89 20 1 22 63 45 44 99 1 0 2 .258 .344 .513 .857
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   56 14 3 1 3 9 4 9 13 1 0 0 .250 .348 .500 .848
July   56 17 4 0 6 14 8 8 17 0 0 0 .304 .391 .696 1.087
August   61 10 4 0 1 8 1 6 17 0 0 0 .164 .239 .279 .517
September   77 20 4 0 3 8 11 13 23 0 0 0 .260 .367 .429 .795
October   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   3329 775 186 10 130 407 412 414 811 20 9 20 .233 .320 .412 .731
Home   226 61 17 1 10 37 25 31 48 0 0 1 .270 .360 .487 .847
Road   221 57 9 0 15 36 33 28 75 1 0 1 .258 .343 .502 .845
Grass   432 114 25 1 22 64 55 58 117 1 0 2 .264 .353 .479 .832
Turf   15 4 1 0 3 9 3 1 6 0 0 0 .267 .313 .933 1.246
Day   164 44 10 0 5 21 16 22 50 0 0 1 .268 .358 .421 .779
Night   283 74 16 1 20 52 42 37 73 1 0 1 .261 .348 .537 .885
As Starter   437 116 25 1 25 72 58 59 118 1 0 2 .265 .355 .499 .854
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Pinch Hitting   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Close/Late   96 21 4 1 6 14 14 13 34 0 0 0 .219 .312 .469 .781
Inning 1-3   136 39 10 0 9 29 18 16 36 0 0 2 .287 .370 .559 .929
Inning 4-6   160 46 9 0 9 25 24 20 38 0 0 0 .287 .367 .512 .879
Inning 7-9   139 30 7 1 6 16 15 20 44 1 0 0 .216 .313 .410 .723
Extra Innings   12 3 0 0 1 3 1 3 5 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
0 Outs   137 30 5 0 5 8 19 16 37 0 0 1 .219 .305 .365 .670
1 Outs   149 41 8 0 12 27 24 24 38 1 0 0 .275 .374 .570 .944
2 Outs   161 47 13 1 8 38 15 19 48 0 0 1 .292 .370 .534 .904
Scoring Position   116 32 10 0 6 49 15 17 34 1 0 1 .276 .370 .517 .888
Bases Empty   233 60 9 1 16 16 33 29 62 0 0 1 .258 .342 .511 .853
Runner on 1st   98 26 7 0 3 8 10 13 27 0 0 0 .265 .351 .429 .780
Runner on 2nd   38 13 3 0 2 11 5 4 7 0 0 1 .342 .419 .579 .998
Runner on 3rd   12 4 2 0 0 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 9 4 0 3 18 8 6 12 0 0 0 .243 .349 .595 .943
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Bases Loaded   11 2 0 0 1 8 1 2 5 1 0 0 .182 .286 .455 .740
Two Strikes   265 56 14 0 9 31 30 30 123 0 0 1 .211 .294 .366 .660
First Pitch   44 16 5 0 4 13 9 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .378 .750 1.128
Count 0-1   31 7 2 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .226 .484 .710
Count 0-2   52 11 1 0 2 6 7 0 29 0 0 1 .212 .226 .346 .573
Count 1-0   23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .304 .304 .609
Count 1-1   43 19 3 0 6 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 .442 .442 .930 1.372
Count 1-2   88 18 6 0 3 7 7 0 44 0 0 0 .205 .205 .375 .580
Count 2-0   8 3 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 1.375 1.750
Count 2-1   19 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .421 .632
Count 2-2   72 12 4 0 1 7 4 0 33 0 0 0 .167 .167 .264 .431
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .900 .000 .900
Count 3-1   13 6 1 0 1 5 4 20 0 1 0 0 .462 .765 .769 1.534
Full Count   53 15 3 0 3 11 12 30 17 0 0 0 .283 .542 .509 1.052
Behind in Count   171 36 9 0 7 18 16 0 73 0 0 1 .211 .215 .386 .601
Ahead in Count   64 20 2 1 4 10 9 29 0 1 0 0 .313 .521 .563 1.084
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   43 7 3 0 0 3 3 7 14 0 0 0 .163 .280 .233 .513
Batting 5th   246 69 13 0 15 42 33 36 61 1 0 0 .280 .371 .516 .887
Batting 6th   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Batting 7th   29 7 2 1 1 4 4 3 7 0 0 0 .241 .313 .483 .795
Batting 8th   91 28 6 0 9 22 17 7 29 0 0 2 .308 .370 .670 1.040
Batting 9th   26 5 2 0 0 2 1 5 10 0 0 0 .192 .323 .269 .592
Low Leverage   195 53 10 1 13 21 26 26 45 1 0 0 .272 .356 .533 .889
Medium Leverage   176 43 8 0 7 24 21 23 54 0 0 2 .244 .338 .409 .747
High Leverage   74 22 8 0 5 28 11 10 23 0 0 0 .297 .381 .608 .989
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 32 127 447 118 26 1 25 73 58 59 2 1 123 0 0 .264 .352 .494 .846 119 126 2.8
Total MLB 1042 3329 775 186 10 130 407 412 414 20 20 811 8 16 .233 .320 .412 .731 100 99 11.6
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 .853 121 119 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 .853 121 119
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 - MLB 2B 16 15 21 41 11 62 0 1.000 125.0 4.46 0.0 .000
2008 Seattle - MLB SS 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2009 Cleveland - MLB 2B 77 75 162 228 64 396 6 .985 652.0 5.38 0.0 .000
2009 Cleveland - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2009 Cleveland - MLB SS 28 22 37 73 6 115 5 .957 205.0 4.83 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - MLB 2B 71 66 127 232 59 363 4 .989 581.2 5.55 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - MLB 3B 9 6 3 12 0 17 2 .882 66.2 2.02 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - MLB SS 5 4 8 17 5 29 4 .862 42.0 5.36 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Cleveland - MLB 2B 11 9 19 24 7 43 0 1.000 81.0 4.78 0.0 .000
2011 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Cleveland - MLB LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.1 1.46 0.0 .000
2012 Chicago - MLB 2B 5 2 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 16.2 3.24 0.0 .000
2012 Chicago - MLB 3B 82 72 45 137 18 189 7 .963 638.1 2.57 0.0 .000
2013 Chicago - MLB 2B 6 5 13 13 4 26 0 1.000 40.0 5.85 0.0 .000
2013 Chicago - MLB 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 - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Chicago - MLB 2B 21 17 24 41 4 65 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Chicago - MLB 3B 124 105 78 202 17 289 9 .969 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Houston - MLB 1B 31 27 205 13 12 219 1 .995 217.0 9.04 0.0 .000
2015 Houston - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
2015 Houston - MLB 3B 99 93 54 168 20 228 6 .974 835.0 2.39 0.0 .000
2016 Houston - MLB 1B 8 7 61 6 4 67 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Houston - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Houston - MLB 3B 81 77 54 143 17 203 6 .970 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Los Angeles - MLB 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 - MLB 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 - MLB 1B 2 2 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 18.0 9.50 +0.1 1.039
2018 Kansas City - MLB 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
2018 Kansas City - MLB 3B 70 66 37 122 15 167 8 .952 605.2 2.36 -0.5 .987
TOTAL 1B 92 76 618 46 53 665 1 .998 598.1 9.99 +0.1 1.039
TOTAL 2B 210 189 369 585 150 964 10 .990 1500.1 5.72 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 622 557 362 1031 108 1445 52 .964 3363.2 3.73 -0.5 .987
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.
07/15/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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