Hector
Villanueva
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 240
 
Born: October 2, 1964 in P.R., , RIO PIEDRAS
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1991 26 BOS AL 7 19 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .211 .286 .211 .496 0.9 0.0
1996 31 CHW AL 18 51 7 8 2 0 1 7 0 1 7 17 .157 .259 .255 .514 2.7 0.0
1997 32 CHW AL 11 29 3 7 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 11 .241 .313 .414 .726 3.8 0.6
1998 33 CHW AL 60 171 17 33 9 2 5 19 0 0 11 40 .193 .245 .357 .601 13.5 0.0
4 Years Sim 96 270 30 52 13 2 7 32 0 1 23 74 .193 .258 .333 .591 20.9 0.6
162 Game Average 455 50 87 21 3 11 54 0 1 38 124 .193 .258 .333 .591 35.3  
Career Highs 60 171 17 33 9 2 5 19 0 1 11 40 .241 .313 .414 .726 13.5  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1991 26 BOS AL C 5 5 39.7 28 1 0 0 1.000 6.58 1 0 .000 0 0.2
    1B 2 1 10.0 15 1 0 2 1.000 14.40 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1996 31 CHW AL C 12 11 91.0 65 4 1 0 .986 6.82 3 0 .000 0 0.4
    1B 4 2 15.0 16 0 0 3 1.000 9.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1997 32 CHW AL C 9 8 66.0 48 2 0 0 1.000 6.82 3 1 .333 1 0.4
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1998 33 CHW AL C 41 37 327.7 328 10 5 1 .985 9.28 27 4 .148 0 1.3
    1B 15 10 84.0 74 5 1 8 .988 8.46 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 67 61 524.3 469 17 6 1 .988 8.34 34 5 .147 1 2.2
  1B 22 13 110.0 106 6 1 14 .991 9.16 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  SS 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   90 74 635.7 575 23 7 15 .988 8.47 34 5 .147 1 2.3
Career Highs   56 47 411.7 402 15 6 9 1.000 9.12 27 4 .333 1  
History
Drafted in 4th round, 81st overall pick, by Boston in 1990
Injured on 4/21/1990 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Had first career hit on 5/29/1991, off Mark Fidrych (DET)
Injured on 6/18/1995 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Boston on 4/1/1996
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 5/16/1996 to a minor league deal
Hit first career homerun on 9/4/1996, off Mike Mason (BOS)
Injured on 5/8/1997 with a Dislocated Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/26/1997 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Injured on 8/15/1999 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks