What years did Sergio Valdez play?

Sergio Valdez played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995.

Was Sergio Valdez a pitcher?

Yes. Sergio Valdez pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 190 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sergio Valdez hit?

Sergio Valdez hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What teams did Sergio Valdez play for?

Sergio Valdez played for 5 teams: the Montreal Expos (1986, 1992–1993), the Atlanta Braves (1989–1990), the Cleveland Indians (1990–1991), the Boston Red Sox (1994), and the San Francisco Giants (1995).

What were Sergio Valdez's career stats?

In 116 games, Sergio Valdez went 12-20 with a 5.06 ERA, 190 strikeouts, and 302.2 innings pitched.

What was Sergio Valdez's salary?

Sergio Valdez's last recorded salary was $200,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $200,000, in 1996, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1996.

What position did Sergio Valdez play?

Sergio Valdez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Sergio Valdez and how much did he weigh?

Sergio Valdez was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.

What was Sergio Valdez's career ERA?

Sergio Valdez finished with a 5.06 career ERA, going 12-20 with 190 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Sergio Valdez have?

Sergio Valdez recorded 190 career strikeouts.

Is Sergio Valdez in the Hall of Fame?

No. Sergio Valdez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sergio Valdez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1995)

Sergio Valdez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995 for 5 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 10 seasons. Across 116 career appearances, he went 12-20 with a 5.06 ERA and 190 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 October 15, 2026

W–L 12–20

ERA 5.06

WHIP 1.46

SO 190

Pitcher PIV -5339.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 165 lb
Born: 9/7/1964 in Elias Pina, Elías Piña, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1986-09-10
Last Game: 1995-09-26

Full name: Sergio Sanchez Valdez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Sergio Valdez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	20	116	31	1	0	0	302.2	332	170	46	109	190	5.06	-5339.1

Career ERA 5.06 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 25.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Sergio Valdez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	MON	NL	0	4	5	5	0	25.0	39	19	11	20	6.84	3.97 (-72%)	202.0
1989	ATL	NL	1	2	19	1	0	32.2	31	22	17	26	6.06	3.71 (-63%)	-826.2
1990	ATL	NL	0	0	6	0	0	5.1	6	4	3	3	6.75	—	0.0
1990	CLE	AL	6	6	24	13	0	102.1	109	54	35	63	4.75	3.86 (-23%)	-2381.1
1991	CLE	AL	1	0	6	0	0	16.1	15	10	5	11	5.51	3.91 (-41%)	-369.0
1992	MON	NL	0	2	27	0	0	37.1	25	10	12	32	2.41	3.75 (+36%)	955.4
1993	MON	NL	0	0	4	0	0	3.0	4	3	1	2	9.00	—	0.0
1994	BOS	AL	0	1	12	1	0	14.1	25	13	8	4	8.16	4.51 (-81%)	-1205.3
1995	SFN	NL	4	5	13	11	1	66.1	78	35	17	29	4.75	4.45 (-7%)	-1714.9
Career · 9 seasons			12	20	116	31	1	302.2	332	170	109	190	5.06	—	-5,339

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

Sergio Valdez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
116	33	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	.121	.121	.121	.242	0

Career AVG .121 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Career OBP .121 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 63.0% below league average.

Career SLG .121 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 69.3% below league average.

Career OPS .242 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 66.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sergio Valdez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	MON	NL	5	8	0	1	0	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	ATL	NL	19	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CLE	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CLE	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	MON	NL	27	3	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	MON	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	BOS	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SFN	NL	13	21	1	2	1	9	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			116	33	1	4	1	14	.121	—	—	—	—	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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sergio Valdez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	58	14	0	2	0	0	.143
Away	58	19	1	2	0	1	.105

Pitching — Home / Away

Sergio Valdez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	58	158.0	167	86	49	92	4.90
Away	58	144.2	165	84	60	98	5.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sergio Valdez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1995-09-26	SFG	SDP	L	0	0	0	0	0
1995-09-21	SFG	COL	W	3	0	0	0	2
1995-09-13	SFG	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1995-09-08	SFG	CHC	W	3	0	1	0	1
1995-09-02	SFG	NYN	W	2	0	0	0	2
1995-08-24	SFG	WSN	W	2	0	0	0	0
1995-08-19	SFG	PHI	L	3	1	0	1	2
1995-08-13	SFG	CHC	W	2	0	1	0	0
1995-08-08	SFG	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1995-08-03	SFG	SDP	L	2	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sergio Valdez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-09-26	SFG	SDP	L	3.2	7	6	4	3	1	1
1995-09-21	SFG	COL	W	7.0	7	3	3	4	3	1
1995-09-13	SFG	STL	L	3.0	6	5	2	1	0	1
1995-09-08	SFG	CHC	W	7.0	8	2	2	2	1	0
1995-09-02	SFG	NYN	W	9.0	4	3	3	0	4	2
1995-08-24	SFG	WSN	—	6.0	6	3	2	2	1	1
1995-08-19	SFG	PHI	L	6.1	11	5	5	1	5	2
1995-08-13	SFG	CHC	W	5.0	6	3	2	1	3	0
1995-08-08	SFG	PIT	L	1.2	7	7	7	1	2	2
1995-08-03	SFG	SDP	L	5.0	8	3	3	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sergio Valdez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	116	31	29	36	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sergio Valdez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	MON	P	5	5	3	1	1	1
1989	ATL	P	19	1	2	2	0	0
1990	ATL	P	6	0	2	1	0	0
1990	CLE	P	24	13	8	11	2	1
1991	CLE	P	6	0	0	0	0	0
1992	MON	P	27	0	9	3	0	0
1993	MON	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
1994	BOS	P	12	1	1	4	0	0
1995	SFN	P	13	11	4	14	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Sergio Valdez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	116

Salary History

Sergio Valdez's recorded salaries total $990,500 over 7 seasons, 1989 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Valdez's career ran from 1986 to 1995. No salary is recorded for 1986 and 1991.

Sergio Valdez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	SFN	NL	$200,000
1995	SFN	NL	$170,000
1994	BOS	AL	$170,000
1993	MON	NL	$172,500
1992	MON	NL	$110,000
1990	ATL	NL	$100,000
1989	ATL	NL	$68,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$990,500

Sergio Valdez: the record in brief

The profile opens with Sergio Valdez's first major league game on September 10, 1986; the last one listed came on September 26, 1995. The team column moves through the Montreal Expos (1986 to 1993), the Atlanta Braves (1989 to 1990), the Cleveland Indians (1990 to 1991), the Boston Red Sox (1994), and the San Francisco Giants (1995). The bio lists Valdez as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 0 inches and 165 pounds. Valdez was born on September 7, 1964, in Elias Pina, Elías Piña, D.R. Sergio Valdez was the playing name; the full given name is Sergio Sanchez.

Valdez's career pitching line is 12 wins, 20 losses and a 5.06 ERA over 116 appearances. Also on Valdez's record: 190 strikeouts. The league ERA over Valdez's seasons was 4.03, so the 5.06 figure ran 25.5% worse than average. No season topped the 6 wins of 1990. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.75 in 1995, when the league's was 4.45.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sergio Valdez

What years did Sergio Valdez play?: Sergio Valdez played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995.
Was Sergio Valdez a pitcher?: Yes. Sergio Valdez pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 190 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sergio Valdez hit?: Sergio Valdez hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What teams did Sergio Valdez play for?: Sergio Valdez played for 5 teams: the Montreal Expos (1986, 1992–1993), the Atlanta Braves (1989–1990), the Cleveland Indians (1990–1991), the Boston Red Sox (1994), and the San Francisco Giants (1995).
What were Sergio Valdez's career stats?: In 116 games, Sergio Valdez went 12-20 with a 5.06 ERA, 190 strikeouts, and 302.2 innings pitched.
How much did Sergio Valdez earn in his career?: Sergio Valdez's recorded salaries total $990,500 over 7 seasons, 1989 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Valdez's career ran from 1986 to 1995. No salary is recorded for 1986 and 1991.
What was Sergio Valdez's salary?: Sergio Valdez's last recorded salary was $200,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $200,000, in 1996, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1996.
What position did Sergio Valdez play?: Sergio Valdez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Sergio Valdez and how much did he weigh?: Sergio Valdez was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.
What was Sergio Valdez's career ERA?: Sergio Valdez finished with a 5.06 career ERA, going 12-20 with 190 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sergio Valdez have?: Sergio Valdez recorded 190 career strikeouts.
Is Sergio Valdez in the Hall of Fame?: No. Sergio Valdez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.