Jim Lefebvre vs. Javier Valentin — Career Comparison

Jim Lefebvre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Javier Valentin
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Lefebvre and Javier Valentin are closely matched on the surface stats. Javier Valentin posted stronger numbers in slugging (.402 vs .378) and home run production (45 career HR at a higher rate). Jim Lefebvre had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .315). By the career numbers, Javier Valentin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Lefebvre and Javier Valentin

Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
161.9
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
631
227.66
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1663
600
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3014
529.24
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1507
543.72
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
132.75
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
136.74
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538
94.47
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
247
89.12
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
22.12
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
29.59
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.16
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.8
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
12.99
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
16.24
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
38.28
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
47.62
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380.66
66.84
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189.36
68.32
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
200.18
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
218.64
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
191.57
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
514
185.45
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
54.96
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
55.56
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
70.94
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
75.77
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
112.91
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
115.09
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390.29
68.53
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190.77
68.83
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.28
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
56.54
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
131
47.26
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.13
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.33
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
78.49
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
92.72
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
7.64
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
6.47
6.47
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.85
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
5.09
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.13
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
11.24
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
14.07
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.4
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.63
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.04
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.78
34.78
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jim Lefebvre and Javier Valentin

Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.08
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
1.29
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
1
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
0.95
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21517
27
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9626
27
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7172.1
9
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3208.2
9
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1608
2.02
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2341
6.57
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2070
2.6
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.47
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.11
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3769
4.73
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
7.1
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
4.62
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2509
7.04
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
97.59
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.257
4.257
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.466
5.466
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.48
92.48
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.07
74.07
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.49
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.09
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Javier Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.5
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21