Chris Valaika stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 2014

Pinch Hitter · #16

Age 41 · 5' 11"

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Chris Valaika played 4 MLB seasons, 2010 to 2014.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
99
AB
248
R
20
H
59
HR
5
RBI
24
SB
1
AVG
.238
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
2010CIN1938310120.263
2011CIN142537000.280
2013MIA2264414190.219
2014CHC4412110283131.231

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
268
TB
87
XBH
17
HBP
3
IBB
1
GIDP
9
P/PA
3.85
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
2010CIN401420024.0
2011CIN271020003.5
2013MIA702261024.1
2014CHC1314172153.8

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
-0.3
RC
22.3
RC/27
3.00
ISOP
.113
SECA
.169
BB/K
0.21
AB/HR
49.6
GO/FO
0.80
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
2010CIN0.03.22.8.1050.10.1380.9
2011CIN0.33.55.2.1200.20.700.4
2013MIA-0.75.22.6.1250.20.2640.7
2014CHC0.110.32.8.1070.20.240.31.1

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
41 yearsAug 14, 1985
Height
5' 11"
Debut
2010
Birthplace
Santa Monica, CA
Draft
2006Rd 3, Pk 84
College
UC Santa Barbara

What were Chris Valaika's career stats?

Chris Valaika played 4 seasons for the Reds, the Marlins and the Cubs. He was a career .238 hitter with 59 hits, 5 home runs and 24 RBI. His best season was 2011: a .280 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

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