Player Report for #34 León Valadez

04/26/1981

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P León Valadez #34

GHL Brantford Bells (PHI)

Age: 31

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Angry


	9-7, .563, 3.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
4	4	1-2	0	6.00	24.0	35	3	16	11	2.13

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	11	11	11	11
Movement	11	11	11	11
Control	6	6	6	6

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	12	12
Changeup	12	13
Cutter	12	12
Knuckle Curve	7	8

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	92-94 Mph
Stamina	7
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	49 %
Hold Runners	16
Defense	13

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	9
Baserunning Inst.:	11
Sacrifice Bunt:	7
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/24/1981	HAM	Loss, 2-6	X	6.1	8	6	5	9	1	Loss
04/18/1981	WG	Loss, 0-9	X	5.0	10	4	4	2	1	Loss
04/14/1981	@ GUE	Win, 5-4	X	5.2	7	4	4	3	3
04/09/1981	WOO	Win, 6-3	X	7.0	10	3	3	2	6	Win

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	High

León Valadez
Birthday:	08/17/1949
Born in:	Montauk (New York)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	205 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$82,300
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	6 Years, 38 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	8 Years, 57 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1968, 16th Pick in Round 1

Golden Horseshoe League 1981 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	4	4	1	2	0	6.00	24.0	35	17	16	3	16	11	0	0.0	0	1	25.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	19.13	13.13	4.13	6.00	5.66	2.13	-5.3	.372
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	20	6	0	0	2	2	4	4	0	0	0	.300	.417	.600	1.017
vs. RHB	80	29	2	0	1	15	12	7	2	1	0	.362	.436	.425	.861

Golden Horseshoe League 1981 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	7.11	6.1	8	6	5	0	9	1
April	4	4	1	2	0	6.00	24.0	35	17	16	3	16	11
Last Year	22	22	8	5	0	2.91	157.2	137	60	51	10	57	100
2 Years Ago	31	31	11	9	0	4.34	178.1	195	96	86	19	74	109
Career	115	115	47	36	0	3.37	782.1	714	324	293	69	305	572
Home	3	3	1	2	0	5.89	18.1	28	13	12	2	13	8
Road	1	1	0	0	0	6.35	5.2	7	4	4	1	3	3
Grass	4	4	1	2	0	6.00	24.0	35	17	16	3	16	11
Day	1	1	0	1	0	7.20	5.0	10	4	4	2	2	1
Night	3	3	1	1	0	5.68	19.0	25	13	12	1	14	10

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1969 Philadelphia - ABA	19	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2.1	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.71	.333	1.2	999
1970 Philadelphia - ABA	20	6	3	2	0	0	3.38	32.0	30	14	12	3	18	20	0	0	1.50	.276	4.7	111
1971 Philadelphia - ABA	21	28	27	9	12	0	5.22	170.2	177	114	99	29	121	121	1	1	1.75	.287	-16.8	66
1972 Philadelphia - ABA	22	2	2	0	2	0	5.87	15.1	14	10	10	3	8	14	1	0	1.43	.282	-2.8	56
1973 Philadelphia - ABA	23	4	2	1	1	0	3.38	16.0	9	6	6	2	9	20	0	0	1.13	.212	2.2	110
1974 Philadelphia - ABA	24	37	32	14	12	0	4.28	210.1	224	125	100	27	91	186	5	1	1.50	.325	3.6	82
1975 Philadelphia - ABA	25	35	32	19	7	0	3.02	229.1	208	92	77	20	96	182	3	1	1.33	.284	40.2	124
1976 Philadelphia - ABA	26	33	33	15	12	0	3.38	245.0	208	103	92	21	92	183	6	2	1.22	.262	27.0	102
1977 Philadelphia - ABA	27	9	9	4	3	0	5.46	57.2	56	38	35	13	17	39	1	0	1.27	.249	-5.0	71
1978 Philadelphia - ABA	28	9	9	1	7	0	7.24	46.0	57	39	37	7	35	16	0	0	2.00	.303	-14.0	48
Total ABA		164	150	65	56	0	4.11	1024.2	985	542	468	125	489	783	17	5	1.44	.285	40.3	95

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1968 Total - HS	18	12	7	3	1	1	1.15	55.0	36	10	7	2	10	79	0	0	0.84	.260	0.0	100
1969 Calabasas - A	19	22	22	9	12	0	3.35	150.1	141	61	56	12	44	110	6	2	1.23	.287	15.7	108
1969 Harlingen - AA	19	8	8	2	6	0	6.60	46.1	58	38	34	4	22	31	1	1	1.73	.351	-12.2	56
1970 Harlingen - AA	20	28	28	9	8	0	2.64	204.2	170	76	60	26	63	161	4	0	1.14	.250	43.6	135
1970 Brantford - AAA	20	2	2	2	0	0	0.00	16.2	11	0	0	0	5	14	0	0	0.96	.268	8.4	999
1971 Harlingen - AA	21	1	1	1	0	0	2.08	8.2	7	2	2	0	2	3	0	0	1.04	.241	2.2	165
1971 Brantford - AAA	21	6	6	2	4	0	3.72	38.2	28	18	16	5	29	30	1	1	1.47	.225	2.8	95
1972 Brantford - AAA	22	15	15	5	7	0	3.39	114.0	97	44	43	11	34	89	3	0	1.15	.269	7.0	89
1973 Brantford - AAA	23	32	32	17	7	0	3.05	230.0	194	84	78	19	84	201	6	0	1.21	.281	30.0	114
1974 Brantford - AAA	24	3	3	1	2	0	1.17	23.0	17	5	3	2	6	18	1	0	1.00	.254	9.0	298
1979 Brantford - AAA	29	31	31	11	9	0	4.34	178.1	195	96	86	19	74	109	0	0	1.51	.311	5.4	84
1980 Brantford - AAA	30	22	22	8	5	0	2.91	157.2	137	60	51	10	57	100	3	0	1.23	.268	29.2	126
1981 Brantford - AAA	31	4	4	1	2	0	6.00	24.0	35	17	16	3	16	11	0	0	2.13	.372	-5.3	54
Total GHL		115	115	47	36	0	3.37	782.1	714	324	293	69	305	572	14	1	1.30	.284	86.4	127.5
Total STL		37	37	12	14	0	3.33	259.2	235	116	96	30	87	195	5	1	1.24	.270	33.6	121.9
Total SCL		22	22	9	12	0	3.35	150.1	141	61	56	12	44	110	6	2	1.23	.287	15.7	108.1

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1975 Philadelphia - ABA	25	2	2	0	2	0	2.81	16.0	10	6	5	1	6	13	1	0	1.00	.209	0.0	0
1976 Philadelphia - ABA	26	2	2	2	0	0	0.53	17.0	8	1	1	0	4	13	1	1	0.71	.195	0.0	0
Total ABA		4	4	2	2	0	1.64	33.0	18	7	6	1	10	26	2	1	0.85	.202	0.0	401.9

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1969 Philadelphia - ML	P	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.1	0.00	0.0	.000
1970 Philadelphia - ML	P	6	3	0	4	0	4	0	1.000	32.0	1.13	+0.1	1.036
1971 Philadelphia - ML	P	28	27	10	19	1	31	2	.935	170.2	1.53	-0.0	.998
1972 Philadelphia - ML	P	2	2	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	15.1	1.76	+0.1	1.034
1973 Philadelphia - ML	P	4	2	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	16.0	1.13	+0.0	1.032
1974 Philadelphia - ML	P	37	32	4	32	1	40	4	.900	210.1	1.54	+0.5	1.020
1975 Philadelphia - ML	P	35	32	7	27	0	35	1	.971	229.1	1.33	+0.1	1.004
1976 Philadelphia - ML	P	33	33	16	30	1	49	3	.939	245.0	1.69	-0.1	.990
1977 Philadelphia - ML	P	9	9	2	5	0	8	1	.875	57.2	1.09	-0.4	.862
1978 Philadelphia - ML	P	9	9	3	8	0	11	0	1.000	46.0	2.15	-0.3	.957
1981 Brantford - AAA	P	4	4	0	3	0	5	2	.600	24.0	1.13	-0.5	.804

Player History
06/15/1968	Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Blue Rocks, out of high school (East Hampton; East Hampton, NY).
08/10/1968	Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Blue Rocks organization with a signing bonus of $77,100.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (13); Movement: 9 (11); Control: 7 (17).
04/14/1969	Named the #28 prospect in the ABA
04/23/1969	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Woodsboro Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/14/1969	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Alice Ideals with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/07/1969	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Santa Monica Barons with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (17); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 9 (18).
04/20/1970	Named the #15 prospect in the ABA
09/12/1970	Wins the 1970 STL RGL Sam Houston Award.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (18); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 8 (15).
04/13/1971	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kitchener Marshalls with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/19/1971	Named the #12 prospect in the ABA
06/20/1971	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Phoenix Aces with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (19); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 8 (14).
04/03/1972	Injured (torn meniscus (knee)), out for 3 months.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (18); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 9 (14).
04/03/1973	Injured (neck stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/01/1973	Wins the GHL MKL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/10/1973	Wins the 1973 GHL MKL Earl Alexander Award at P.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 9 (14).
05/01/1974	Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week.
07/01/1974	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/21/1974	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Hitmen with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 10 (15).
06/21/1975	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Dredgers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/23/1975	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
06/29/1975	Injured (tired arm), out for 5 days.
08/15/1975	Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 11 (14).
04/29/1976	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Phoenix Aces with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1976	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks.
09/29/1976	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/06/1976	Won the 1976 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Philadelphia Blue Rocks!
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (19); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 12 (12).
05/28/1977	Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 13 months.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	W	Rank
1975	19	4

Year	Winning %	Rank
1975	.731	3

Year	HRA	Rank
1971	29	4
1974	27	4
1976	21	10

Year	BB	Rank
1971	121	7

Year	K	Rank
1974	186	4
1975	182	2
1976	183	4

Year	ERA	Rank
1975	3.02	6

Year	BABIP	Rank
1976	.262	4

Year	WHIP	Rank
1976	1.22	7

Year	K/BB	Rank
1974	2.04	4
1975	1.90	5
1976	1.99	6

Year	RA/9	Rank
1976	11.09	6

Year	H/9	Rank
1975	8.16	7
1976	7.64	3

Year	K/9	Rank
1971	6.38	6
1974	7.96	1
1975	7.14	2
1976	6.72	3

Year	VORP	Rank
1975	40.2	8

Year	SHO	Rank
1975	1	7
1976	2	6