Jose Altuve vs. Jose Valentin — Career Comparison

Jose Altuve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Jose Valentin
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Altuve comes out clearly ahead of Jose Valentin across most offensive categories. Jose Altuve led in contact rate (K%+ 186 vs 85), batting average (AVG+ 130 vs 96), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 124 vs 97). Jose Valentin held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 151 vs 109). Jose Altuve was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Altuve and Jose Valentin

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1975
136.27
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1678
159.38
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8696
600
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
6317
600
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7881
543.77
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
5539
526.1
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2388
164.77
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1348
128.04
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1646
113.57
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
756
71.81
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
31.39
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
302
28.68
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.21
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.89
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
17.59
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
23.65
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
51.2
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
592
56.23
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
90.32
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
849.53
80.69
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3672
253.36
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
2479
235.46
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3123
215.48
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
2007
190.63
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
85.28
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
872
82.82
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
61.34
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
816
77.51
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1870
129.02
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1439
136.68
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1346.68
92.92
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
823.28
78.2
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.52
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.75
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
45.19
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
59.84
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.45
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.13
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1139
78.59
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1294
122.91
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.63
7.63
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.88
4.88
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.86
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.65
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
3.66
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.65
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
215
14.83
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
6.27
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
22.42
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
136
12.92
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
6.62
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
56
5.32
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
29.05
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
192
18.24
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
77.2
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
70.83
70.83

Fielding Stats for Jose Altuve and Jose Valentin

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
1.05
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
1.11
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
1.04
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
1.01
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48287
27
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39298
27
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16095.2
9
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13099.1
9
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
1.48
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2389
1.64
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4390
2.45
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4346
2.99
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.06
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.19
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7153
4
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7013
4.82
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
3.94
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6735
4.63
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.746
3.746
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.183
4.183
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1016
0.57
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
0.65
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0