Chris Valaika
Christopher Andrew Valaika
Born: August 14, 1985
Santa Monica, CA US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 3 (2006 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: UC Santa Barbara
Career: 2006-2015
Major League Statistics
Chris Valaika compiled a career batting average of .278 with 88 home runs and 515 RBI in his 1062-game career with the Billings Mustangs, North Shore Honu, Dayton Dragons, Sarasota Reds, Peoria Javelinas, Chattanooga Lookouts, Louisville Bats, Reds, Jupiter Hammerheads, New Orleans Zephyrs and Iowa Cubs. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2015 campaign.
 Billings Mustangs |
 North Shore Honu |
 Dayton Dragons |
 Sarasota Reds |
 Peoria Javelinas |
 Chattanooga Lookouts |
 Louisville Bats |
 New Orleans Zephyrs |
 Jupiter Hammerheads |
 Iowa Cubs |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 70 | 315 | 275 | 58 | 89 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 61 | .324 | .387 | .520 | .907 | 143 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | 29 | 117 | 108 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 31 | .269 | .319 | .398 | .717 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Reds | 57 | 241 | 217 | 26 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 42 | .253 | .310 | .332 | .641 | 72 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | 79 | 331 | 300 | 38 | 92 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 72 | .307 | .353 | .493 | .847 | 148 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 97 | 417 | 379 | 58 | 114 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 74 | .301 | .352 | .443 | .795 | 168 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Reds | 32 | 145 | 135 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 28 | .363 | .393 | .585 | .978 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Javelinas | 32 | 130 | 119 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .311 | .346 | .437 | .783 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 95 | 392 | 366 | 32 | 86 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 76 | .235 | .271 | .344 | .615 | 126 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 118 | 459 | 424 | 49 | 129 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 72 | .304 | .330 | .408 | .738 | 173 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 109 | 453 | 417 | 39 | 109 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 65 | .261 | .302 | .355 | .657 | 148 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 85 | 316 | 291 | 30 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 63 | .223 | .268 | .347 | .615 | 101 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | R | ARIZ | Reds | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .400 | .582 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 37 | 143 | 130 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 25 | .246 | .308 | .362 | .669 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 11 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .256 | .300 | .556 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 102 | 397 | 352 | 43 | 98 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 76 | .278 | .344 | .423 | .768 | 149 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 106 | 376 | 334 | 34 | 89 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 76 | .266 | .323 | .401 | .725 | 134 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Totals | 1062 | 4286 | 3897 | 480 | 1082 | 221 | 16 | 88 | 515 | 25 | 25 | 244 | 793 | .278 | .325 | .410 | .736 | 1599 | 102 | 59 | 27 | 59 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | SS | 66 | 99 | 194 | 15 | 51 | .951 | 4.439 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | SS | 73 | 87 | 174 | 15 | 33 | .946 | 3.575 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Reds | SS | 51 | 67 | 127 | 9 | 25 | .956 | 3.804 |
| 2007 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | 2B | 18 | 28 | 52 | 3 | 12 | .964 | 4.444 |
| 2007 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | SS | 12 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 6 | .978 | 3.667 |
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | SS | 95 | 152 | 266 | 21 | 57 | .952 | 4.400 |
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Javelinas | 2B | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.250 |
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Javelinas | SS | 28 | 31 | 60 | 4 | 14 | .958 | 3.250 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Reds | SS | 28 | 42 | 90 | 4 | 17 | .971 | 4.714 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | SS | 76 | 89 | 213 | 7 | 47 | .977 | 3.974 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 2B | 18 | 20 | 48 | 1 | 8 | .986 | 3.778 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | SS | 9 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 6 | .951 | 4.333 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1.667 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 2B | 104 | 173 | 269 | 7 | 61 | .984 | 4.250 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 2B | 85 | 163 | 250 | 12 | 52 | .972 | 4.859 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | SS | 13 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 4 | .983 | 4.538 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 12 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 2B | 54 | 92 | 107 | 10 | 34 | .952 | 3.685 |
| 2012 | R | ARIZ | Reds | 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | SS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 16 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 1 | .925 | 2.312 |
| 2012 | R | ARIZ | Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | SS | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 3B | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.000 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 3B | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.333 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | SS | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.333 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 2B | 23 | 36 | 67 | 3 | 17 | .972 | 4.478 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 1B | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 52 | 415 | 41 | 1 | 45 | .998 | 8.769 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | LF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | SS | 15 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 7 | .911 | 2.733 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 2B | 12 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 3.417 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 3B | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.500 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | SS | 38 | 52 | 87 | 1 | 22 | .993 | 3.658 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 2B | 34 | 48 | 87 | 0 | 20 | 1.000 | 3.971 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 23 | 196 | 19 | 1 | 16 | .995 | 9.348 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 3B | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.273 |
| Totals | 1014 | 1944 | 2429 | 132 | 570 | .971 | 4.313 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | CIN | June 21, 2006 | September 7, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | Midwest League | Dayton Dragons | CIN | April 5, 2007 | July 2, 2007 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Reds | CIN | July 4, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
| 2007 | Winter Rookie | Hawaii Winter Baseball | North Shore Honu | September 29, 2007 | November 15, 2007 | |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Reds | CIN | April 3, 2008 | May 6, 2008 |
| 2008 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | May 8, 2008 | August 31, 2008 |
| 2008 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Peoria Javelinas | October 7, 2008 | November 20, 2008 | |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 9, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 8, 2010 | August 23, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 7, 2011 | August 30, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 5, 2012 | September 2, 2012 |
| 2012 | R | Arizona League | Reds | CIN | July 6, 2012 | July 9, 2012 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | MIA | July 4, 2013 | July 17, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | MIA | July 18, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 3, 2014 | July 30, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 9, 2015 | September 5, 2015 |
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