José Valverde Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

José Valverde
NameJosé Valverde
Date of BirthMarch 24, 1978
Nationality
Dominican Republic
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut2003

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José Valverde Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for José Valverde.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS0 (MLB Rank: 8,004)
GF520 (MLB Rank: 40)
W27 (MLB Rank: 2,441)
L33 (MLB Rank: 2,294)
SV288 (MLB Rank: 33)
ERA3.27 (MLB Rank: 1,917)
IP630.1 (MLB Rank: 2,097)
SO692 (MLB Rank: 1,060)
BB264 (MLB Rank: 1,862)
H490 (MLB Rank: 2,582)
HR67 (MLB Rank: 1,533)
SO99.88 (MLB Rank: 576)
BB93.77 (MLB Rank: 5,879)
H97 (MLB Rank: 11,042)
HR90.96 (MLB Rank: 4,282)
WHIP1.196 (MLB Rank: 10,760)
WAR11.3 (MLB Rank: 1,140)

📊 Last Season Summary (2014)

In his final season (2014), José Valverde recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF13
W1
L1
SV2
ERA5.66
IP20.2
SO23
BB10
H24
HR4
SO910.02
BB94.35
H910.45
HR91.74
WHIP1.645
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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