1B Ricky 'Sad Sam' Valenzuela #34
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/22/1999
OA: 50 POT: 50
1B RICKY 'SAD SAM' VALENZUELA #34 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
65 237 60 8 1 13 41 23 50 .253 .321 .460 1 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 70 55 60
Eye 50 55 50 55
Avoid K's 50 55 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 35
Errors: - 45 35
Arm: 25 45 30
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/24/1999 @ LDK Loss, 4-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/20/1999 @ SEO Win, 11-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1999 NYN Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1999 @ KEI Win, 9-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1999 @ SEO Loss, 4-5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1999 @ SEO Loss, 10-11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1999 @ SEO Loss, 3-14 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/03/1999 UMB Loss, 7-8 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
08/01/1999 @ KEI Win, 8-5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/29/1999 LDK Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ricky plays the game with gusto.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/11/1972
Born in:Santo Domingo, DIS
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 1"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,400,000
Signed Through:2003 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:101 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 48 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
SOL BASEBALL LEAGUE 1 1999 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 65 237 60 8 1 13 41 35 23 50 .253 .321 .460 .781 .333 .207 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 59 265 2 1 0 4 0 3 109 22 1 0 100.0 35.9 5.26 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   63 15 1 1 7 16 13 8 13 0 0 1 .238 .333 .619 .952
Versus Right   174 45 7 0 6 25 22 15 37 3 0 1 .259 .316 .402 .718
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   79 22 4 0 4 14 13 7 13 1 0 1 .278 .341 .481 .822
June   84 18 1 0 4 14 11 10 24 2 0 1 .214 .299 .369 .668
July   58 14 2 0 5 12 7 4 11 0 0 0 .241 .290 .534 .825
August   16 6 1 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 .375 .444 .562 1.007
Career   237 60 8 1 13 41 35 23 50 3 0 2 .253 .321 .460 .781
Home   123 29 1 1 8 25 17 9 26 2 0 1 .236 .289 .455 .744
Road   114 31 7 0 5 16 18 14 24 1 0 1 .272 .354 .465 .819
Grass   225 56 8 1 11 37 29 22 48 3 0 1 .249 .315 .440 .755
Turf   12 4 0 0 2 4 6 1 2 0 0 1 .333 .429 .833 1.262
Day   138 37 6 1 7 30 19 9 28 2 0 1 .268 .313 .478 .792
Night   99 23 2 0 6 11 16 14 22 1 0 1 .232 .330 .434 .765
As Starter   230 59 7 1 13 41 34 22 49 3 0 2 .257 .323 .465 .788
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   52 12 2 0 2 7 9 8 15 0 0 0 .231 .333 .385 .718
Inning 1-3   84 17 1 0 5 17 11 7 15 2 0 0 .202 .258 .393 .651
Inning 4-6   78 24 5 1 6 15 13 5 15 0 0 0 .308 .349 .628 .978
Inning 7-9   73 19 2 0 2 9 11 11 20 1 0 2 .260 .368 .370 .738
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   70 19 2 0 5 12 15 7 17 1 0 1 .271 .342 .514 .856
1 Outs   75 21 4 1 2 15 9 7 15 2 0 1 .280 .341 .440 .781
2 Outs   92 20 2 0 6 14 11 9 18 0 0 0 .217 .287 .435 .722
Scoring Position   77 17 1 0 6 32 13 7 18 3 0 1 .221 .284 .468 .752
Bases Empty   116 29 4 0 6 6 17 13 23 0 0 1 .250 .331 .440 .770
Runner on 1st   44 14 3 1 1 3 5 3 9 0 0 0 .318 .362 .500 .862
Runner on 2nd   23 8 1 0 4 10 5 3 5 0 0 0 .348 .423 .913 1.336
Runner on 3rd   12 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 1 .083 .250 .083 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 4 0 0 2 8 5 2 4 0 0 0 .182 .250 .455 .705
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Bases Loaded   7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   111 20 4 0 3 15 13 10 50 2 0 0 .180 .244 .297 .541
First Pitch   31 15 2 1 6 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 .484 .500 1.194 1.694
Count 0-1   23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .208 .174 .382
Count 0-2   18 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 7 1 0 0 .278 .263 .333 .596
Count 1-0   24 7 1 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .583 .875
Count 1-1   22 6 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .304 .545 .850
Count 1-2   32 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 0 0 .125 .125 .156 .281
Count 2-0   10 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .455 .600 1.055
Count 2-1   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-2   40 6 1 0 1 7 3 0 14 1 0 0 .150 .146 .250 .396
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .143 .500 .143 .643
Full Count   21 5 1 0 2 5 7 10 9 0 0 0 .238 .484 .571 1.055
Behind in Count   73 13 2 0 0 3 3 0 27 1 0 1 .178 .187 .205 .392
Ahead in Count   50 15 2 0 2 11 7 12 0 1 0 0 .300 .429 .460 .889
Batting 3rd   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .333 .708
Batting 4th   181 47 5 1 10 35 26 16 40 3 0 2 .260 .322 .464 .786
Batting 5th   34 8 1 0 3 6 7 4 7 0 0 0 .235 .316 .529 .845
Batting 7th   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Batting 8th   4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   94 27 4 0 4 9 12 10 21 1 0 2 .287 .364 .457 .822
Medium Leverage   93 26 3 1 7 20 19 10 16 0 0 0 .280 .350 .559 .909
High Leverage   49 7 1 0 2 12 4 3 12 2 0 0 .143 .185 .286 .471
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
1999 Tokyo - SBL1 27 65 237 60 8 1 13 41 35 23 2 3 50 1 0 .253 .321 .460 .781 94 90 -0.2
Total SBL1 65 237 60 8 1 13 41 35 23 2 3 50 1 0 .253 .321 .460 .781 94 90 -0.2
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
1999 Tokyo - TRN 27 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 100 -109 -0.0
1999 Tokyo - TRN 27 19 76 20 6 0 2 11 12 7 0 1 18 0 0 .263 .321 .421 .742 85 82 -0.2
1999 Total - TRN 27 21 77 20 6 0 2 11 12 7 0 1 19 0 0 .260 .318 .416 .733 85 80 -0.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1999 Tokyo - MLB 1B 9 5 44 1 5 45 0 1.000 50.1 8.05 -0.0 1.008
1999 Tokyo - TRN 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 9 5 44 1 5 45 0 1.000 50.1 8.05 -0.0 1.008
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1999 Joined the Tokyo AAA Rascals.
05/04/1999 Wins the 1999 Championship with the Tokyo 99ers!
06/20/1999 Injured (burned hand),out for 5 days.
09/14/1999 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $5,600,000 with the Tokyo 99ers organization.
Saturday, December 20th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104