José Valverde played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2014, appearing in 626 games over 12 seasons. He recorded a total of 27 W and 33 L, an ERA of 3.27, 692 SO, a WHIP of 1.196, and a WAR of 11.3.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | José Valverde |
Date of Birth | March 24, 1978 |
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MLB Debut | 2003 |
📊 Career Summary
José Valverde appeared in 626 games over 12 MLB seasons from 2003 to 2014. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 7,909) |
GF | 520 (MLB Rank: 39) |
W | 27 (MLB Rank: 2,414) |
L | 33 (MLB Rank: 2,274) |
SV | 288 (MLB Rank: 33) |
ERA | 3.27 (MLB Rank: 1,893) |
IP | 630.1 (MLB Rank: 2,089) |
SO | 692 (MLB Rank: 1,052) |
BB | 264 (MLB Rank: 1,847) |
H | 490 (MLB Rank: 2,561) |
HR | 67 (MLB Rank: 1,517) |
SO9 | 9.88 (MLB Rank: 552) |
BB9 | 3.77 (MLB Rank: 5,791) |
H9 | 7 (MLB Rank: 10,881) |
HR9 | 0.96 (MLB Rank: 4,158) |
WHIP | 1.196 (MLB Rank: 10,606) |
WAR | 11.3 (MLB Rank: 1,126) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2014)
In his final season (2014), José Valverde recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 13 |
W | 1 |
L | 1 |
SV | 2 |
ERA | 5.66 |
IP | 20.2 |
SO | 23 |
BB | 10 |
H | 24 |
HR | 4 |
SO9 | 10.02 |
BB9 | 4.35 |
H9 | 10.45 |
HR9 | 1.74 |
WHIP | 1.645 |
WAR | −0.8 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2008, 6 W
- Most SO: 2008, 83 SO
- Most IP: 2011, 72.1 IP
- Best WAR: 2007, 2.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 2003, 2.16 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
José Valverde appeared in 14 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 10.67, pitched 13.5 IP, struck out 20 batters, with 0 W and 3 L.
José Valverde Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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2003 | 2 | 1 | 2.15 | 0.667 | 10 | 71 | 50.1 | 1.6 | 0.993 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 219 | 2.91 | 12.7 | 2.73 | 0 | 54 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 204 |
2004 | 1 | 2 | 4.25 | 0.333 | 8 | 38 | 29.2 | 0 | 1.348 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 109 | 5.37 | 11.5 | 2.24 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 7 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 131 |
2005 | 3 | 4 | 2.44 | 0.429 | 15 | 75 | 66.1 | 2 | 1.07 | 5 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 181 | 2.73 | 10.2 | 3.75 | 0 | 61 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 268 |
2006 | 2 | 3 | 5.84 | 0.4 | 18 | 69 | 49.1 | -0.3 | 1.459 | 6 | 50 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 81 | 3.39 | 12.6 | 3.14 | 0 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 223 |
2007 | 1 | 4 | 2.66 | 0.2 | 47 | 78 | 64.1 | 2.2 | 1.119 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 179 | 3.58 | 10.9 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 265 |
2008 | 6 | 3 | 3.38 | 0.667 | 44 | 83 | 72 | 1.3 | 1.181 | 10 | 62 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 125 | 3.67 | 10.4 | 3.61 | 0 | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 303 |
2009 | 4 | 2 | 2.33 | 0.667 | 25 | 56 | 54 | 1.7 | 1.13 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 178 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 2.67 | 0 | 52 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 219 |
2010 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.333 | 26 | 63 | 63 | 1.1 | 1.159 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 140 | 3.78 | 9 | 1.97 | 0 | 60 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 259 |
2011 | 2 | 4 | 2.24 | 0.333 | 49 | 69 | 72.1 | 2 | 1.189 | 5 | 52 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 185 | 3.55 | 8.6 | 2.03 | 0 | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 301 |
2012 | 3 | 4 | 3.78 | 0.429 | 35 | 48 | 69 | 0.7 | 1.246 | 3 | 59 | 27 | 34 | 29 | 113 | 3.62 | 6.3 | 1.78 | 0 | 71 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 294 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 5.59 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 19.1 | -0.2 | 1.241 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 6.36 | 8.8 | 3.17 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
2014 | 1 | 1 | 5.66 | 0.5 | 2 | 23 | 20.2 | -0.8 | 1.645 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 62 | 4.87 | 10 | 2.3 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.5 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 95 |