Pat Valaika

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: September 9, 1992 in Valencia, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 9th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: William S. Hart HS (Santa Clarita, CA)

School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 6, 2016 (Age 23-363d, 21,275th in major league history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2021 (Age 29-024d)
vs. TOR 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council

Full Name: Patrick Ryne Valaika

Nicknames: Barrels

Pronunciation: \vuh-LAY-kah\

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Relatives: Brother of Chris Valaika

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.8

802

177

.221

RBI

OBP

.264

SLG

.378

OPS

.642

OPS+

Summary of 30 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
COL	17
BAL	13

Platoon
vs LHP	15
vs RHP	15

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	12

Outs
1	13
0	12
2	5

18 Opps
LAD	5
BOS	4
WSN	3
TBR	2
SDP	2
CIN	2
ARI	1
SFG	1
STL	1
OAK	1
SEA	1
KCR	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
ATL	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

30 Pitchers
Martín Pérez	1
Robert Gsellman	1
Sean Doolittle	1
Mike Minor	1
Adam Cimber	1
Ty Blach	1
Rich Hill	1
Zach Duke	1
Chris Beck	1
J.J. Hoover	1
Michael Wacha	1
Josh Osich	1
Julio Urías	1
Wade LeBlanc	1
Scott Feldman	1
Bryse Wilson	1
Jesse Chavez	1
Brett Anderson	1
Yusei Kikuchi	1
Nathan Eovaldi	1
Wander Suero	1
José Alvarado	1
Bronson Arroyo	1
Patrick Corbin	1
Chris Hatcher	1
Cory Mazzoni	1
Hyun Jin Ryu	1
Dylan Covey	1
Buddy Baumann	1
Nick Pivetta	1

13 Parks
Coors Fld (DEN)	11
Camden Yards (BAL)	7
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	19
8	4
89	3
78	3
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	8
1	7
2	5
5	4
6	3
4	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	26
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	18
1--	7
-2-	2
123	1
12-	1
--3	1

45 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	18
1 on	10
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	12

Inning
2	1
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	4
7	8
8	8
9	1

1-3	3
4-6	10
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	9
+3	1
+2	3
+1	4
Tied	3
-1	3
-3	3
-4..	4

Ahead	17
Tied	3
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
1-1	6
2-2	4
1-2	3
0-1	3
1-0	2
2-1	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	8
2B	7
PH	6
1B	4
3B	4
LF	1

OrderPos
7th	8
9th	7
8th	6
6th	6
1st	1
5th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2016-09-24	COL	@	LAD	Jesse Chavez	behind 0-14	t 8	1	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	7	5	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2017-05-07	COL		ARI	J.J. Hoover	ahead 2-0	b 6	2	-2-	2,(0-1) .CX	2	7	5	0.113	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Story Scores/unER; P. Valaika Scores/Team unER
3	3	2	1	2017-05-14	COL		LAD	Julio Urías	behind 3-4	b 4	1	--3	1,(0-0) 1.X	2	7	6	0.156	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. González Scores
4	4	3	2	2017-05-14	COL		LAD	Chris Hatcher	ahead 7-6	b 8	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	6	0.109	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. González Scores
5	5	4	1	2017-05-21	COL	@	CIN	Bronson Arroyo	ahead 5-1	t 6	0	---	6,(2-2) BFBFFX	1	7	6	0.035	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
6	6	5	1	2017-06-18	COL		SFG	Ty Blach	tied 2-2	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	PH	0.198	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	6	1	2017-07-05	COL		CIN	Scott Feldman	ahead 2-1	b 4	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	6	6	0.134	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Reynolds Scores
8	8	7	1	2017-07-09	COL		CHW	Chris Beck	ahead 4-0	b 6	1	12-	3,(1-1) .BCX	3	6	6	0.041	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Reynolds Scores; G. Parra Scores
9	9	8	1	2017-07-23	COL		PIT	Wade LeBlanc	ahead 7-2	b 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	9	PH	0.019	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Hanigan Scores
10	10	9	1	2017-07-24	COL	@	STL	Zach Duke	behind 0-6	t 8	0	1--	2,(0-1) .CX	2	9	PH	0.021	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Wolters Scores
11	11	10	1	2017-08-05	COL		PHI	Nick Pivetta	ahead 6-0	b 3	2	1--	3,(1-1) C*BX	2	8	6	0.034	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); M. Reynolds Scores
12	12	11	1	2017-08-24	COL	@	KCR	Mike Minor	behind 1-2	t 8	2	1--	6,(3-2) BFBCB>X	2	6	3	0.502	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); G. Parra Scores
13	13	12	1	2017-09-16	COL		SDP	Cory Mazzoni	ahead 12-0	b 7	1	123	5,(2-2) .CF*BBX	4	1	PH	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); I. Desmond Scores; J. Lucroy Scores; A. Amarista Scores
14	14	13	1	2017-09-24	COL	@	SDP	Buddy Baumann	ahead 5-4	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	9	5	0.097	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2018-06-29	COL	@	LAD	Rich Hill	tied 0-0	t 5	1	---	6,(1-2) CSBFFX	1	8	3	0.153	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
16	16	2	1	2018-07-28	COL		OAK	Brett Anderson	ahead 3-1	b 4	1	---	5,(2-2) BFFBX	1	8	4	0.079	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2019-06-28	COL		LAD	Hyun Jin Ryu	behind 2-5	b 5	0	-2-	1,(0-0) .X	2	9	PH	0.150	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Hampson Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2020-08-02	BAL		TBR	José Alvarado	ahead 4-1	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ...BFX	1	7	5	0.016	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
19	19	2	1	2020-08-08	BAL	@	WSN	Sean Doolittle	behind 0-3	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BFX	1	6	PH	0.068	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	3	1	2020-08-20	BAL		BOS	Nathan Eovaldi	behind 0-3	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	6	7	0.095	23%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	4	1	2020-08-21	BAL		BOS	Josh Osich	behind 0-8	b 7	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBCX	1	8	6	0.004	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	5	1	2020-08-22	BAL		BOS	Martín Pérez	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	6	0.104	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	6	1	2020-09-08	BAL	@	NYM	Robert Gsellman	ahead 9-1	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	3	0.001	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
24	24	7	1	2020-09-14	BAL		ATL	Bryse Wilson	ahead 13-1	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) .BBCX	1	2	4	0.000	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
25	25	8	1	2020-09-24	BAL	@	BOS	Dylan Covey	ahead 8-1	t 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	0.006	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2021-05-05	BAL	@	SEA	Yusei Kikuchi	ahead 2-0	t 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	4	0.088	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
27	27	2	1	2021-07-21	BAL	@	TBR	Michael Wacha	behind 1-2	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	0.116	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	3	1	2021-07-23	BAL		WSN	Patrick Corbin	ahead 2-1	b 5	1	---	5,(1-2) CBSFX	1	9	4	0.110	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
29	29	4	2	2021-07-23	BAL		WSN	Wander Suero	ahead 5-1	b 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	4	0.017	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	5	1	2021-10-01	BAL	@	TOR	Adam Cimber	behind 1-6	t 8	0	1--	2,(0-1) .FX	2	8	4	0.043	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Nevin Scores