Chris Valaika

Director of Hitting/Major League Hitting Coach - Cincinnati Reds (MLB) [2025]
High Level
MLB
Years
2004-2015 (2010-2014)
Proper Name
Christopher Andrew Valaika
Pronunciation
vuh-LAY-kuh
Positions
SS (487) ... 2B (364) ... 1B (95) ... 3B (81) ... LF (2)
Height / Weight
5-11 / 205
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
August 14,1985   Age:  40.155
High School
Hart (Newhall,CA)
Colleges
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 437,500
Service Time
1.093 (2014)
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
valac001
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Brother of Pat Valaika ... Brother of Matt Valaika   [2008] Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (US Team)
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Games - Batting

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2010CIN19651263431.683.330447100100300013010000
2011CIN1473352050.042.96050000011640001420000
2013MIA2216162141172.7100.00011311023820036560000
2014CHN44292538110465.986.2600000144131210001411820000
Tot: 99584974266958.684.515010510224817261900173117110000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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2010CIN1940381112.275.30010100010810121010100002150.0000021283.66511.54600.00000
2011CIN14272599.333.33372000005110200200000000--0008110.02700.005240.00000
2013MIA2270641819.257.27114310010850101000100009111.11201365016.01111513.5111218.18200
2014CHN441321223739.280.2952872101021403300301200013538.46910577613.2181189.94301240.00100
Tot: 992692497539.279.294591331030421115720603200024729.17111112216511.5384348.85521630.77300
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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2010CIN194038289100.90505291140922.502720121118.2200146394
2011CIN142725184110.3691121610311.1123000030.0300131248
2013MIA2270645014200.7016225119311622.8641240121513.320273512126
2014CHN441321229333251.3215379339713526.5272870152321.7204101116131516
Tot: 9926924918960660.9145615194751526323.421550130395217.3906192128304034
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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2010CIN194000000--00001011112540.03000131225.00
2011CIN142700000--00000111102450.0400303933.33
2013MIA227000000--00001101002366.71005041921.05
2014CHN4413211000100.000004002202825.0411121103925.64
Tot: 9926911000100.0000062254182040.01211202207925.32
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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2010CIN1940161115464817193096784.0371.4328.5759.681.329.8118.6132562.537.53014160.88
2011CIN1427956530265122253483.5268.4231.5855.890.627.3723.281659.3311.1006160.38
2013MIA227028519689612653501431114.0768.7731.2350.277.621.4017.5184767.168.64020300.67
2014CHN441324933371561164980882572043.7368.3631.6452.179.423.5317.8357959.81813.67246421.10
Tot: 992691034713321251971641905494413.8468.9631.0453.180.324.2718.47416762.13011.2142861040.83
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%