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Hector Villanueva
Hector (Balasquide) Villanueva

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 220 lb.
School University of Alabama at Birmingham

Debut June 1, 1990
  vs. STL 2 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 13, 1993
Born October 2, 1964 in Rio Piedras, P.R.

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1985. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1990 25 CHC NL  52  114   14   31   4  1   7   18   1  0   4  27  .272  .308  .509  114   58   0   0   2   2   3
 1991 26 CHC NL  71  192   23   53  10  1  13   32   0  0  21  30  .276  .346  .542  143  104   0   1   1   0   3
 1992 27 CHC NL  51  112    9   17   6  0   2   13   0  0  11  24  .152  .228  .259   37   29   0   0   2   0   5
 1993 28 STL NL  17   55    7    8   1  0   3    9   0  0   4  17  .145  .203  .327   41   18   0   0   1   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      191  473   53  109  21  2  25   72   1  0  40  98  .230  .293  .442   99  209   0   1   6   2  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        401   45   92  18  2  21   61   1  0  34  83  .230  .293  .442   99  177   0   1   5   2  12
 Career High     71  192   23   53  10  1  13   32   1  0  21  30                         104   0   1   2   2   5
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1990 25 CHC NL  120   86   17   5.3   104| .272  .273| .308  .341| .509  .411| .817  .751| 114  .584   1.2   0.1 100%
 1991 26 CHC NL  214  143   36   6.8    97| .276  .262| .346  .330| .542  .393| .888  .723| 143  .706  10.3   1.1   0%
 1992 27 CHC NL  123  100    6   1.6    94| .152  .261| .228  .327| .259  .385| .487  .712|  37  .153  -9.6  -1.0   0%
 1993 28 STL NL   59   50    3   1.6   102| .145  .269| .203  .333| .327  .409| .530  .743|  41  .126  -5.0  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       516  379   62   4.4    99| .230  .265| .293  .332| .442  .397| .735  .730|  99  .513  -3.1  -0.3 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 25 CHC NL C 23 108 6 1 2 .991 .987 4.96 5.44 7.21 6.65 17 142.3 4 7 2 3 1B 14 62 4 1 4 .985 .992 4.71 7.88 7.82 9.59 10 76.0 1991 26 CHC NL C 55 259 26 6 2 .979 .988 5.18 5.59 6.41 6.78 51 400.0 4 13 42 16 1B 6 17 1 0 2 1.000 .994 3.00 8.43 8.53 9.81 1 19.0 1992 27 CHC NL C 28 155 20 4 1 .978 .991 6.25 5.68 7.09 6.67 26 222.0 3 12 21 11 1B 6 26 4 0 3 1.000 .993 5.00 8.38 11.74 9.74 2 23.0 1993 28 STL NL C 17 86 3 0 0 1.000 .989 5.24 5.75 5.59 6.74 16 143.3 1 0 17 5
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 25 CHC NL 1B 14 62 4 1 4 .985 .992 4.71 7.88 7.82 9.59 10 76.0 1991 26 CHC NL 1B 6 17 1 0 2 1.000 .994 3.00 8.43 8.53 9.81 1 19.0 1992 27 CHC NL 1B 6 26 4 0 3 1.000 .993 5.00 8.38 11.74 9.74 2 23.0 1990 25 CHC NL C 23 108 6 1 2 .991 .987 4.96 5.44 7.21 6.65 17 142.3 4 7 2 3 1991 26 CHC NL C 55 259 26 6 2 .979 .988 5.18 5.59 6.41 6.78 51 400.0 4 13 42 16 1992 27 CHC NL C 28 155 20 4 1 .978 .991 6.25 5.68 7.09 6.67 26 222.0 3 12 21 11 1993 28 STL NL C 17 86 3 0 0 1.000 .989 5.24 5.75 5.59 6.74 16 143.3 1 0 17 5
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 123 608 55 11 5 .984 .989 5.39 5.60 6.57 6.72 110 907.7 12 32 82 35 1B* 26 105 9 1 9 .991 .993 4.38 8.12 8.69 9.66 13 118.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 149 713 64 12 14 .985 .989 5.21 6.04 6.82 7.06 123 1026
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

March 26, 1985: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

November 9, 1992: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

December 8, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 8, 1993: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1991Chicago Cubs$120,000
1992Chicago Cubs$200,000
1993St. Louis Cardinals$225,000
Career (may be incomplete)$545,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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