Luis Valbuena
Pos3B
B/TL/R
Born1985-11-30
Age (2026)40
Barrel%
6310.1
xwOBA
100.256
Avg EV
5889.7
Whiff%
150.150
Chase%
450.327
Speed
1024.0
Contract
No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | A | 2 teams | 554 | 506 | 122 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 91 | 2 | 22 | 10 | .241 | .299 | .332 | .631 | .091 | .286 | 16 | 7 | .278 | 71 | -18 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +16 | -0.0 |
| 2007 | 21 | AA | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 505 | 461 | 103 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 108 | 1 | 10 | 6 | .223 | .274 | .356 | .630 | .132 | .264 | 21 | 6 | .270 | 65 | -20 | -0 | +0 | +2 | +14 | -0.4 |
| 2008 | 22 | AA | 3 teams | 577 | 519 | 140 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 101 | 1 | 18 | 8 | .270 | .329 | .382 | .711 | .112 | .317 | 18 | 8 | .308 | 94 | -4 | +0 | -0 | +2 | +16 | 1.5 |
| 2009 | 23 | MLB | 2 teams | 493 | 451 | 117 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 99 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .259 | .316 | .432 | .748 | .173 | .305 | 20 | 8 | .321 | 104 | +2 | -1 | -6 | +2 | +14 | 1.0 |
| 2010 | 24 | MLB | 3 teams | 637 | 561 | 114 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 61 | 128 | 4 | 8 | 6 | .203 | .286 | .312 | .598 | .109 | .242 | 20 | 10 | .264 | 60 | -28 | -1 | -4 | +2 | +18 | -1.3 |
| 2011 | 25 | AAA | 3 teams | 763 | 709 | 170 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 192 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .240 | .287 | .344 | .631 | .104 | .305 | 25 | 6 | .278 | 71 | -25 | +1 | -1 | +3 | +22 | -0.1 |
| 2012 | 26 | MLB | 3 teams | 772 | 678 | 154 | 45 | 1 | 15 | 79 | 168 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .227 | .311 | .363 | .673 | .136 | .275 | 22 | 10 | .296 | 85 | -13 | -0 | +13 | +3 | +22 | 2.4 |
| 2013 | 27 | MLB | 2 teams | 541 | 458 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 73 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .214 | .331 | .360 | .691 | .146 | .232 | 16 | 13 | .303 | 90 | -6 | -2 | +6 | +2 | +15 | 1.6 |
| 2014 | 28 | MLB | 2 teams | 628 | 548 | 136 | 37 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .248 | .342 | .443 | .785 | .195 | .291 | 21 | 12 | .334 | 114 | +10 | -1 | +2 | +2 | +18 | 3.1 |
| 2015 | 29 | MLB | Houston Astros | 493 | 434 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 50 | 106 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .302 | .410 | .712 | .198 | .224 | 22 | 10 | .307 | 93 | -4 | +0 | -4 | +2 | +14 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 30 | MLB | 2 teams | 375 | 321 | 84 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 48 | 89 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .262 | .359 | .458 | .817 | .196 | .318 | 24 | 13 | .350 | 126 | +11 | +0 | -1 | +1 | +11 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 31 | MLB | 2 teams | 425 | 370 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 49 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .295 | .411 | .706 | .211 | .222 | 26 | 12 | .302 | 89 | -5 | -1 | -2 | +2 | +12 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 32 | MLB | 2 teams | 476 | 439 | 89 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 165 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .203 | .260 | .339 | .599 | .137 | .282 | 35 | 7 | .256 | 54 | -25 | +1 | -1 | +2 | +13 | -1.0 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 7239 | 6455 | 1493 | 318 | 26 | 187 | 664 | 1576 | 34 | 85 | 52 | .231 | .306 | .376 | .682 | .144 | .276 | 22 | 9 | .296 | 85 | -125 | -4 | +2 | +26 | +205 | 10.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 580 | 134 | 29 | 2 | 17 | 60 | 142 | 3 | 8 | 5 | .231 | .307 | .376 | .683 | .145 | .275 | 22 | 9 | .296 | 85 | -11 | -0 | +0 | +2 | +18 | 0.9 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | A+ | Inland Empire 66ers | 181 | 163 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .252 | .315 | .362 | .677 | .110 | .289 | 14 | 8 | .301 | 88 | -2 | -1 | — | — | +5 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 20 | A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 373 | 325 | 93 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 21 | 7 | .286 | .373 | .400 | .773 | .114 | .321 | 12 | 12 | .347 | 124 | +10 | +1 | — | — | +11 | 2.2 |
| 2007 | 21 | AA | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 505 | 444 | 106 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 83 | 1 | 10 | 6 | .239 | .314 | .378 | .693 | .140 | .267 | 16 | 10 | .305 | 91 | -5 | -0 | — | — | +14 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | 22 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 54 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .315 | .347 | .662 | .102 | .316 | 20 | 7 | .302 | 89 | -1 | +0 | -0 | +2 | +2 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | 22 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 246 | 212 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .302 | .383 | .373 | .756 | .071 | .348 | 13 | 11 | .338 | 117 | +5 | +0 | — | — | +7 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | 22 | AA | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 277 | 240 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .304 | .384 | .483 | .867 | .179 | .327 | 13 | 11 | .376 | 146 | +14 | +0 | — | — | +8 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | 23 | MLB | Cleveland Indians | 398 | 368 | 92 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .299 | .416 | .715 | .166 | .296 | 21 | 7 | .313 | 98 | -1 | -1 | -6 | +2 | +11 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | 23 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 95 | 78 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .321 | .436 | .538 | .975 | .218 | .355 | 14 | 17 | .424 | 182 | +9 | -1 | — | — | +3 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 24 | MLB | Cleveland Indians | 310 | 275 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .193 | .275 | .258 | .533 | .065 | .238 | 20 | 9 | .247 | 47 | -18 | -1 | -4 | +2 | +9 | -1.2 |
| 2010 | 24 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 119 | 96 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .312 | .431 | .604 | 1.035 | .292 | .343 | 18 | 16 | .436 | 192 | +12 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 1.6 |
| 2010 | 24 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 208 | 167 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .228 | .363 | .353 | .716 | .126 | .246 | 12 | 17 | .325 | 107 | +2 | -1 | — | — | +6 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | 25 | MLB | Cleveland Indians | 44 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .227 | .279 | .506 | .070 | .242 | 20 | 2 | .228 | 32 | -3 | +0 | -1 | +3 | +1 | -0.0 |
| 2011 | 25 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 472 | 420 | 127 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 46 | 96 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .302 | .374 | .476 | .850 | .174 | .355 | 20 | 10 | .375 | 145 | +24 | +0 | — | — | +13 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | 25 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 247 | 211 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .284 | .381 | .445 | .827 | .161 | .325 | 15 | 13 | .365 | 138 | +11 | +0 | — | — | +7 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 26 | MLB | Chicago Cubs | 303 | 265 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .312 | .340 | .652 | .121 | .260 | 18 | 12 | .297 | 85 | -5 | -1 | +13 | +3 | +9 | 1.9 |
| 2012 | 26 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 246 | 211 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .303 | .388 | .507 | .895 | .204 | .352 | 20 | 11 | .385 | 153 | +15 | -0 | — | — | +7 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | 26 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 223 | 183 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .306 | .420 | .497 | .917 | .191 | .338 | 14 | 15 | .401 | 165 | +16 | +1 | — | — | +6 | 2.4 |
| 2013 | 27 | MLB | Chicago Cubs | 391 | 331 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .218 | .332 | .378 | .710 | .160 | .233 | 16 | 14 | .321 | 104 | +2 | -1 | +6 | +2 | +11 | 2.0 |
| 2013 | 27 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 150 | 122 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .311 | .440 | .467 | .907 | .156 | .358 | 15 | 17 | .409 | 171 | +12 | -0 | — | — | +4 | 1.6 |
| 2014 | 28 | MLB | Chicago Cubs | 547 | 478 | 119 | 33 | 4 | 16 | 65 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .249 | .341 | .435 | .776 | .186 | .294 | 21 | 12 | .345 | 122 | +14 | -1 | +2 | +2 | +15 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 28 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 81 | 73 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .321 | .534 | .855 | .288 | .260 | 22 | 9 | .371 | 142 | +4 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.6 |
| 2015 | 29 | MLB | Houston Astros | 493 | 434 | 97 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 106 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .312 | .438 | .750 | .214 | .235 | 22 | 10 | .331 | 112 | +6 | +0 | -4 | +2 | +14 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 30 | MLB | Houston Astros | 342 | 292 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 44 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .359 | .459 | .818 | .199 | .315 | 24 | 13 | .359 | 133 | +13 | -0 | -1 | +1 | +10 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 30 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 33 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .393 | .485 | .464 | .949 | .071 | .500 | 18 | 15 | .430 | 187 | +3 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 31 | MLB | Los Angeles Angels | 401 | 347 | 69 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 48 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .199 | .298 | .432 | .730 | .233 | .210 | 26 | 12 | .320 | 103 | +1 | -1 | -2 | +2 | +11 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 31 | A+ | Inland Empire 66ers | 24 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .375 | .478 | .853 | .130 | .421 | 17 | 4 | .378 | 148 | +1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 32 | MLB | Los Angeles Angels | 288 | 266 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .199 | .255 | .335 | .590 | .135 | .277 | 35 | 7 | .264 | 60 | -13 | +1 | -1 | +2 | +8 | -0.3 |
| 2018 | 32 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 188 | 151 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .417 | .490 | .907 | .212 | .310 | 17 | 18 | .402 | 166 | +14 | +0 | — | — | +5 | 2.0 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 3571 | 3148 | 710 | 169 | 9 | 114 | 374 | 788 | 19 | 11 | 16 | .226 | .311 | .394 | .705 | .168 | .263 | 22 | 10 | .314 | 99 | -6 | -4 | +2 | +22 | +101 | 11.8 | ||