Valerio De Los Santos
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2008)
Valerio De Los Santos was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2008 for 5 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 235 career appearances, he went 9-13 with a 4.57 ERA and 207 strikeouts.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 225 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1998-07-31
- Last Game
- 2008-08-02
Full name: Valerio Lorenzo De Los Santos
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIL | NL | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 2.91 | 4.43 (+34%) | 150.8 |
| 1999 | MIL | NL | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6.48 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000 | MIL | NL | 2 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.2 | 72 | 42 | 33 | 70 | 5.13 | 4.77 (-8%) | -913.2 |
| 2001 | MIL | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2002 | MIL | NL | 2 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 42 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 3.12 | 4.28 (+27%) | 401.9 |
| 2003 | MIL | NL | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48.0 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 4.12 | 4.40 (+6%) | -1158.2 |
| 2003 | PHI | NL | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2004 | TOR | AL | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6.17 | 4.46 (-38%) | 163.2 |
| 2005 | FLO | NL | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 6.14 | 4.29 (-43%) | -851.0 |
| 2008 | COL | NL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5.62 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 9 | 13 | 235 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 256.0 | 225 | 130 | 127 | 207 | 4.57 | — | -2,206 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .077 | .000 | .077 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .077 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 77.1% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .077 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 89.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIL | NL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1999 | MIL | NL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000 | MIL | NL | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2001 | MIL | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2002 | MIL | NL | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2003 | MIL | NL | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2003 | PHI | NL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2004 | TOR | AL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2005 | FLO | NL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2008 | COL | NL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 235 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (470 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 114 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 121 | 135.0 | 101 | 56 | 65 | 101 | 3.73 |
| Away | 114 | 121.0 | 124 | 74 | 62 | 106 | 5.50 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-02 | COL | MIA | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008-07-28 | COL | PIT | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005-08-11 | MIA | AZ | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-08-08 | MIA | COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-08-06 | MIA | CIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-08-02 | MIA | STL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-07-26 | MIA | PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-07-20 | MIA | AZ | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-07-18 | MIA | AZ | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-07-15 | MIA | PHI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-02 | COL | MIA | L | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2008-07-28 | COL | PIT | — | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005-08-11 | MIA | AZ | L | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005-08-08 | MIA | COL | L | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005-08-06 | MIA | CIN | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-08-02 | MIA | STL | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-07-26 | MIA | PIT | — | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-07-20 | MIA | AZ | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-07-18 | MIA | AZ | — | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005-07-15 | MIA | PHI | — | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIL | P | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIL | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIL | P | 66 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | MIL | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIL | P | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | MIL | P | 45 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | PHI | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | TOR | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | FLO | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | COL | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 235 |
Salary History
Valerio De Los Santos's recorded salaries total $2,640,000 over 6 seasons, 1998 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and De Los Santos's career ran from 1998 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 2002, 2005, and 2008.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TOR | AL | $850,000 |
| 2003 | MIL | NL | $925,000 |
| 2001 | MIL | NL | $275,000 |
| 2000 | MIL | NL | $210,000 |
| 1999 | MIL | NL | $210,000 |
| 1998 | MIL | NL | $170,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $2,640,000 | ||
Valerio De Los Santos: the record in brief
Valerio De Los Santos's major league career runs from a debut on July 31, 1998 to a final game on August 2, 2008. The season rows list, in order, the Milwaukee Brewers (1998 to 2003), the Philadelphia Phillies (2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004), the Florida Marlins (2005), and the Colorado Rockies (2008). De Los Santos, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds. De Los Santos was born on October 6, 1972, in Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan, D.R. The bio lists the given name Valerio Lorenzo.
De Los Santos went 9-13 with a 4.57 ERA in 235 games, 4 of them starts. Also on De Los Santos's record: 207 strikeouts. De Los Santos's 4.57 ERA was close to the 4.45 league figure for those seasons. De Los Santos struck out 70 batters in 2000, a career high. In 2002, one of the busiest seasons, De Los Santos posted a 3.12 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.28.
Frequently Asked Questions about Valerio De Los Santos
- What years did Valerio De Los Santos play?
- Valerio De Los Santos played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2008.
- Was Valerio De Los Santos a pitcher?
- Yes. Valerio De Los Santos pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 207 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Valerio De Los Santos hit?
- Valerio De Los Santos hit 0 career home runs.
- What teams did Valerio De Los Santos play for?
- Valerio De Los Santos played for 5 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (1998–2003), the Philadelphia Phillies (2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004), the Florida Marlins (2005), and the Colorado Rockies (2008).
- What were Valerio De Los Santos's career stats?
- In 235 games, Valerio De Los Santos went 9-13 with a 4.57 ERA, 207 strikeouts, 256.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
- How much did Valerio De Los Santos earn in his career?
- Valerio De Los Santos's recorded salaries total $2,640,000 over 6 seasons, 1998 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and De Los Santos's career ran from 1998 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 2002, 2005, and 2008.
- What was Valerio De Los Santos's salary?
- Valerio De Los Santos's last recorded salary was $850,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $925,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2004.
- What position did Valerio De Los Santos play?
- Valerio De Los Santos played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Valerio De Los Santos and how much did he weigh?
- Valerio De Los Santos was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.
- What was Valerio De Los Santos's career ERA?
- Valerio De Los Santos finished with a 4.57 career ERA, going 9-13 with 207 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Valerio De Los Santos have?
- Valerio De Los Santos recorded 207 career strikeouts.
- Is Valerio De Los Santos in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Valerio De Los Santos has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.