Luis Valbuena
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| 26-year-old Second baseman |
| Cleveland Indians |
| Date of Birth: November 30, 1985 |
| Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 19 | A- | Everett | 325 | 287 | 47 | 75 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 31 | 37 | .261 | .332 | .443 | 775 | |
| 2005 | 19 | AAA | Tacoma | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | 200 | |
| 2006 | 20 | Wint | Lara | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 20 | A | Wisconsin | 373 | 325 | 45 | 93 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 44 | 44 | .286 | .370 | .400 | 770 | |
| 2006 | 20 | A+ | Inland Empire | 181 | 163 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 26 | .252 | .309 | .362 | 671 | |
| 2007 | 21 | Wint | Lara | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 21 | AA | West Tenn | 503 | 444 | 55 | 106 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 48 | 83 | .239 | .308 | .378 | 686 | |
| 2008 | 22 | AA | West Tenn | 277 | 240 | 43 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 8 | .304 | .375 | .483 | 858 |
| 2008 | 22 | AAA | Tacoma | 244 | 210 | 40 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 10 | .300 | .373 | .371 | 744 |
| 2008 | 22 | MLB | Seattle | 54 | 49 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .245 | .315 | .347 | 662 |
| 2009 | 23 | AAA | Columbus | 95 | 78 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 4 | .321 | .432 | .538 | 970 |
| 2009 | 23 | MLB | Cleveland | 398 | 368 | 52 | 92 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 2 | .250 | .296 | .416 | 712 |
| 2010 | 24 | AAA | Columbus | 119 | 96 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 2 | .313 | .420 | .604 | 1024 |
| 2010 | 24 | MLB | Cleveland | 310 | 275 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 28 | 61 | 1 | .193 | .271 | .258 | 529 |
| 2011 | 25 | AAA | Columbus | 472 | 420 | 64 | 127 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 75 | 2 | 46 | 96 | 6 | .302 | .371 | .476 | 847 |
| 2011 | 25 | MLB | Cleveland | 44 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .209 | .227 | .279 | 506 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | wOBA+ | OPS+ | |
| 2005 | 19 | A- | Everett | 325 | 287 | .182 | 9.5% | 11.4% | .265 | 42 | 5.02 | .336 | ||||
| 2005 | 19 | AAA | Tacoma | 5 | 4 | .000 | 20.0% | 40.0% | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | .144 | ||||
| 2006 | 20 | Wint | Lara | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| 2006 | 20 | A | Wisconsin | 373 | 325 | .114 | 11.8% | 11.8% | .324 | 51% | 12% | 48 | 5.51 | .345 | ||
| 2006 | 20 | A+ | Inland Empire | 181 | 163 | .110 | 7.7% | 14.4% | .289 | 47% | 14% | 18 | 3.89 | .290 | ||
| 2007 | 21 | Wint | Lara | 4 | 4 | .000 | 0.0% | 25.0% | .000 | 100% | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 2007 | 21 | AA | West Tenn | 503 | 444 | .139 | 9.5% | 16.5% | .271 | 52% | 14% | 52 | 3.97 | .299 | ||
| 2008 | 22 | AA | West Tenn | 277 | 240 | .179 | 11.2% | 13.4% | .330 | 42% | 20% | 44 | 6.71 | .371 | ||
| 2008 | 22 | AAA | Tacoma | 244 | 210 | .071 | 11.5% | 12.7% | .345 | 46% | 18% | 31 | 5.33 | .336 | 97 | 88 |
| 2008 | 22 | MLB | Seattle | 54 | 49 | .102 | 7.4% | 20.4% | .316 | 43% | 17% | 5 | 3.65 | .299 | 90 | 73 |
| 2009 | 23 | AAA | Columbus | 95 | 78 | .217 | 16.8% | 13.7% | .355 | 46% | 25% | 9 | 3.24 | .419 | 132 | 162 |
| 2009 | 23 | AAA | Columbus | 95 | 78 | .217 | 16.8% | 13.7% | .355 | 46% | 25% | 9 | 3.24 | .419 | 133 | 168 |
| 2009 | 23 | MLB | Cleveland | 398 | 368 | .166 | 6.5% | 20.9% | .298 | 42% | 21% | 32 | 2.73 | .308 | 93 | 86 |
| 2010 | 24 | AAA | Columbus | 119 | 96 | .291 | 16.0% | 17.6% | .348 | 45% | 24% | 16 | 4.97 | .429 | 138 | 181 |
| 2010 | 24 | AAA | Columbus | 119 | 96 | .291 | 16.0% | 17.6% | .348 | 45% | 24% | 16 | 4.97 | .429 | 134 | 175 |
| 2010 | 24 | MLB | Cleveland | 310 | 275 | .065 | 9.0% | 19.7% | .241 | 49% | 18% | 13 | 1.40 | .244 | 77 | 46 |
| 2011 | 25 | AAA | Columbus | 472 | 420 | .174 | 9.7% | 20.3% | .358 | 44% | 17% | 53 | 4.10 | .368 | 120 | 137 |
| 2011 | 25 | AAA | Columbus | 472 | 420 | .174 | 9.7% | 20.3% | .358 | 44% | 17% | 53 | 4.10 | .368 | 116 | 132 |
| 2011 | 25 | MLB | Cleveland | 44 | 43 | .070 | 2.3% | 20.5% | .242 | 49% | 9% | 3 | 2.31 | .224 | 71 | 39 |
Extended Statistics
2011: Columbus | 2011: Cleveland | 2010: Cleveland
| Split Statistics with Columbus in 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 76 | 70 | .243 | 4 | 7.9% | 22.4% | .347 | 48% | 14% | .300 | .355 | .543 | .383 |
| May | 94 | 87 | .092 | 0 | 6.4% | 19.1% | .362 | 40% | 22% | .287 | .330 | .379 | .314 |
| June | 111 | 97 | .278 | 7 | 11.7% | 15.3% | .384 | 48% | 16% | .361 | .441 | .639 | .453 |
| July | 71 | 58 | .069 | 1 | 15.5% | 25.4% | .282 | 46% | 12% | .207 | .324 | .276 | .283 |
| August | 103 | 91 | .143 | 4 | 9.7% | 18.4% | .353 | 45% | 18% | .308 | .379 | .451 | .366 |
| September | 17 | 17 | .235 | 1 | 0.0% | 41.2% | .556 | 20% | 30% | .353 | .353 | .588 | .399 |
| AWAY | 260 | 231 | .156 | 8 | 9.2% | 21.9% | .325 | 47% | 16% | .268 | .338 | .424 | .332 |
| HOME | 212 | 189 | .196 | 9 | 10.4% | 18.4% | .397 | 41% | 19% | .344 | .410 | .540 | .411 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| December 30 | Wint | @ Caribes | PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December 29 | Wint | @ Caribes | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| December 27 | Wint | vs. Aragua | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 26 | Wint | vs. La Guaira | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| December 23 | Wint | vs. Zulia | 2B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| December 22 | Wint | vs. Zulia | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 22 | Wint | @ Zulia | 2B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 20 | Wint | @ Aragua | 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 18 | Wint | vs. Aragua | 2B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| December 17 | Wint | @ Aragua | 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 16 | Wint | vs. Magallanes | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| December 15 | Wint | vs. Margarita | 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| December 14 | Wint | vs. Margarita | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 14 | Wint | vs. Margarita | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| December 11 | Wint | vs. La Guaira | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| December 10 | Wint | @ Magallanes | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| December 9 | Wint | vs. Aragua | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| December 8 | Wint | vs. Aragua | 2B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 6 | Wint | @ Zulia | 2B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| December 4 | Wint | vs. Caracas | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| December 3 | Wint | vs. Caracas | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| December 2 | Wint | vs. Margarita | 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| November 30 | Wint | @ La Guaira | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| November 29 | Wint | @ La Guaira | 2B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| November 27 | Wint | @ Caracas | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| November 26 | Wint | @ Magallanes | 2B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| November 25 | Wint | vs. Caracas | 2B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| November 22 | Wint | vs. Magallanes | 2B-SS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November 20 | Wint | @ La Guaira | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| November 18 | Wint | vs. Caracas | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
November 2011
MLB.com: Blue Jays acquire Valbuena from IndiansMLB.com: Blue Jays acquire infielder Valbuena from Tribe
MLB.com: Tribe adds three to roster, designates Valbuena
Prior to the transactions, the Tribe's roster included 38 players, making it necessary for an extra spot t...
February 2010
Minor League Ball: Not a Rookie: Luis ValbuenaMay 2009
Baseball America Blog: LaPorta, Valbuena Get The Call–It looks like Matt LaPorta has played his final minor league game.
February 2009
Baseball America Blog: Valbuena Following Familiar PathFew teams can match the international scouting track presence of the Mariners.