Ismael Valdez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2005)

W–L 104–105
ERA 4.09
WHIP 1.31
SO 1,173
Pitcher PIV 4179.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 185 lb
Born
8/21/1973 in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
MLB Debut
1994-06-15
Last Game
2005-10-01
📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
104 105 325 288 13 6 1 1827.3 1,872 830 234 523 1,173 4.09 4179.4

Career ERA 4.09 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — 8.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1994 LAN NL 3 1 21 1 0 0 0 28.3 21 10 10 28 3.18 4.51 (+30%) 983.6
1995 LAN NL 13 11 33 27 6 2 1 197.7 168 67 51 150 3.05 4.45 (+31%) 4928.0
1996 LAN NL 15 7 33 33 0 0 0 225.0 219 83 54 173 3.32 4.61 (+28%) 6247.8
1997 LAN NL 10 11 30 30 0 0 0 196.7 171 58 47 140 2.65 4.39 (+40%) 4520.3
1998 LAN NL 11 10 27 27 2 2 0 174.0 171 77 66 122 3.98 4.43 (+10%) 1136.6
1999 LAN NL 9 14 32 32 2 1 0 203.3 213 90 58 143 3.98 4.71 (+15%) -46.3
2000 CHN NL 2 4 12 12 0 0 0 67.0 71 40 27 45 5.37 4.77 (-13%) -2710.7
2000 LAN NL 0 3 9 8 0 0 0 40.0 53 27 13 29 6.08 4.77 (-27%) 413.8
2001 ANA AL 9 13 27 27 1 0 0 163.7 177 81 50 100 4.45 4.42 (-1%) -251.0
2002 TEX AL 6 9 23 23 0 0 0 146.7 135 64 36 75 3.93 4.28 (+8%) -974.7
2002 SEA AL 2 3 8 8 1 0 0 49.3 59 27 11 27 4.93 4.28 (-15%) -126.9
2003 TEX AL 8 8 22 22 0 0 0 115.0 148 78 29 47 6.10 4.40 (-39%) -3741.4
2004 SDN NL 9 6 23 20 1 1 0 114.0 141 70 31 37 5.53 4.46 (-24%) -3416.1
2004 FLO NL 5 3 11 11 0 0 0 56.0 61 28 18 30 4.50 4.46 (-1%) -1768.4
2005 FLO NL 2 2 14 7 0 0 0 50.7 64 30 22 27 5.33 4.29 (-24%) -1015.2
Career · 15 seasons 104 105 325 288 13 6 1 1,827.1 1,872 830 523 1,173 4.09 — 4,179

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
326 399 20 52 9 0 1 17 4 13 122 .130 .157 .160 .318 -3,197

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 51.1% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 53.2% below league average.

Career SLG .160 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 62.2% below league average.

Career OPS .318 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 58.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1994 LAN NL 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 LAN NL 33 62 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 26 .097 .266 (-64%) .337 (-67%) .417 (-77%) .755 (-72%) -740.7
1996 LAN NL 33 70 6 10 1 0 0 2 0 1 25 .143 .269 (-47%) .340 (-54%) .426 (-63%) .767 (-59%) -694.9
1997 LAN NL 30 57 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 17 .088 .266 (-67%) .336 (-60%) .419 (-75%) .756 (-68%) -648.5
1998 LAN NL 27 48 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 .167 — — — — -366.8
1999 LAN NL 32 58 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 18 .086 .271 (-68%) .344 (-70%) .433 (-80%) .778 (-76%) -746.0
2000 CHN NL 13 14 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 .286 — — — — 0.0
2000 LAN NL 9 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 .091 — — — — 0.0
2001 ANA AL 27 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2002 TEX AL 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 SEA AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 TEX AL 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 SDN NL 23 35 4 6 3 0 0 5 0 2 9 .171 — — — — 0.0
2004 FLO NL 11 17 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235 — — — — 0.0
2005 FLO NL 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 326 399 20 52 9 0 1 17 4 13 122 .130 — — — — -3,197

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLDS1 LAN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NLDS2 LAN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 2 0 13.3 8 3 1 11 2.02

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1996 NLDS1 LAN 0 1 1 1 0 6.3 5 3 0 5 4.26
1995 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 3 0 1 6 0.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (651 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home16018881615.085
Away1662111236012.171

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home159945.18643482456183.31
Away166882.010084822785554.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2005-10-01 MIAATLW 200000001
2005-09-27 MIAWASL 000000000
2005-09-18 MIAPHIW 100000001
2005-09-15 MIAHOUL 000000000
2005-09-11 MIAPHIL 100000000
2005-09-06 MIAWASW 100000000
2005-08-30 MIASTLW 200000000
2005-08-25 MIAMILW 100000000
2005-08-20 MIALADL 000000000
2005-08-16 MIASDPL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2005-10-01 MIAATL — 5.0533311
2005-09-27 MIAWAS — 2.0311420
2005-09-18 MIAPHI — 2.0431020
2005-09-15 MIAHOU — 1.1311210
2005-09-11 MIAPHI L 2.1766011
2005-09-06 MIAWAS W 5.0322211
2005-08-30 MIASTL — 6.0644151
2005-08-25 MIAMIL — 5.0811130
2005-08-20 MIALAD — 4.0111320
2005-08-16 MIASDP — 2.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 325 288 127 277 14 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1994 LAN P 21 1 1 8 0 0
1995 LAN P 33 27 16 31 1 0
1996 LAN P 33 33 19 27 1 3
1997 LAN P 30 30 17 28 3 3
1998 LAN P 27 27 12 24 1 1
1999 LAN P 32 32 12 33 1 1
2000 CHN P 12 12 7 9 0 1
2000 LAN P 9 8 3 4 1 1
2001 ANA P 27 27 7 34 0 2
2002 TEX P 23 23 10 19 1 1
2002 SEA P 8 8 2 13 0 1
2003 TEX P 22 22 4 21 4 1
2004 SDN P 23 20 6 15 1 0
2004 FLO P 11 11 6 4 0 0
2005 FLO P 14 7 5 7 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 325

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 FLO NL $1,500,000
2004 SDN NL $800,000
2003 TEX AL $2,500,000
2002 TEX AL $2,500,000
2001 ANA AL $2,500,000
2000 CHN NL $5,737,500
1999 LAN NL $4,275,000
1998 LAN NL $2,800,000
1997 LAN NL $900,000
1996 LAN NL $425,000
1995 LAN NL $136,000
1994 LAN NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $24,182,500

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1995 Rookie of the Year NL 7th 1.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ismael Valdez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Andy Ashby
    98-110, 4.12 ERA
  2. 79
    Jarrod Washburn
    107-109, 4.10 ERA
  3. 58
    Matt Morris
    121-92, 3.98 ERA
  4. 48
    Jason Vargas
    99-99, 4.29 ERA
  5. 35
    Mark Portugal
    109-95, 4.03 ERA
  6. 30
    Dallas Keuchel
    103-92, 4.04 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ismael Valdez

What years did Ismael Valdez play?
Ismael Valdez played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2005.
Was Ismael Valdez a pitcher?
Yes. Ismael Valdez pitched in the major leagues, recording 104 wins and 1173 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ismael Valdez hit?
Ismael Valdez hit 1 career home runs with 52 hits.