C · 10 seasons · 1997 – 2008 · B/T: B/R
Javier Valentin ranks 1st of 0 hitters by career roto value, one of the highest totals the site records. The peak came in 2005, +3.2, 212th that season and 18337th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. The value came from RBI (+1.1) and home runs (+0.4). It leaked back out through stolen bases (-3.7), batting average (-2.9) and runs (-1.1).
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | MIN | 4 | -2.11 | #548 | #66,413 |
| 1998 | MIN | 55 | -2.22 | #963 | #79,126 |
| 1999 | MIN | 78 | -0.66 | #367 | #34,485 |
| 2002 | MIN | 4 | -2.02 | #523 | #54,560 |
| 2003 | TB | 49 | -1.56 | #439 | #42,629 |
| 2004 | CIN | 82 | -1.01 | #389 | #37,062 |
| 2005★ | CIN | 76 | 3.23 | #212 | #18,337 |
| 2006 | CIN | 92 | 0.54 | #307 | #27,828 |
| 2007 | CIN | 97 | 0.25 | #328 | #29,198 |
| 2008 | CIN | 94 | -0.68 | #378 | #34,619 |
★ Best season by Z