Jose Valverde

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2014)

W–L 27–33
ERA 3.27
WHIP 1.20
SO 692
Pitcher PIV 9113.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 265 lb
Born
3/24/1978 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
MLB Debut
2003-06-01
Last Game
2014-05-26
Awards
3× All-Star · 2× Reliever of the Year

Full name: Jose Rafael Valverde

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
27 33 626 0 0 0 288 630.3 490 229 67 264 692 3.27 9113.3

Career ERA 3.27 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 22.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2003 ARI NL 2 1 54 0 0 0 10 50.3 24 12 26 71 2.15 4.40 (+51%) 1891.0
2004 ARI NL 1 2 29 0 0 0 8 29.7 23 14 17 38 4.25 4.46 (+5%) -675.2
2005 ARI NL 3 4 61 0 0 0 15 66.3 51 18 20 75 2.44 4.29 (+43%) 2617.9
2006 ARI NL 2 3 44 0 0 0 18 49.3 50 32 22 69 5.84 4.53 (-29%) 1416.3
2007 ARI NL 1 4 65 0 0 0 47 64.3 46 19 26 78 2.66 4.47 (+41%) 1452.8
2008 HOU NL 6 3 74 0 0 0 44 72.0 62 27 23 83 3.38 4.32 (+22%) 1187.5
2009 HOU NL 4 2 52 0 0 0 25 54.0 40 14 21 56 2.33 4.32 (+46%) 1115.6
2010 DET AL 2 4 60 0 0 0 26 63.0 41 21 32 63 3.00 4.08 (+26%) 482.4
2011 DET AL 2 4 75 0 0 0 49 72.3 52 18 34 69 2.24 3.94 (+43%) 718.8
2012 DET AL 3 4 71 0 0 0 35 69.0 59 29 27 48 3.78 4.01 (+6%) 696.6
2013 DET AL 0 1 20 0 0 0 9 19.3 18 12 6 19 5.59 3.87 (-45%) -1204.8
2014 NYN NL 1 1 21 0 0 0 2 20.7 24 13 10 23 5.66 3.74 (-51%) -585.7
Career · 12 seasons 27 33 626 0 0 0 288 630.1 490 229 264 692 3.27 — 9,113

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
626 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0

Career AVG .500 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +91.7% above league average.

Career OBP .500 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — +52.5% above league average.

Career SLG 1.000 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — +142.5% above league average.

Career OPS 1.500 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — +102.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
2003 ARI NL 54 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2004 ARI NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 ARI NL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 ARI NL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 ARI NL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 HOU NL 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 HOU NL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 DET AL 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 DET AL 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 DET AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 NYN NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 626 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 0 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
2012 ALCS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALDS2 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 WS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALCS DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALDS1 DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 NLCS ARI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 NLDS1 ARI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 3 14 0 5 14.7 20 16 11 20 9.82

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2012 ALCS DET 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 3 4 1 2 54.00
2012 ALDS2 DET 0 1 2 0 1 1.7 4 3 0 3 16.20
2012 WS DET 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 4 2 0 1 54.00
2011 ALCS DET 0 1 3 0 1 4.3 5 4 2 3 8.31
2011 ALDS1 DET 0 0 3 0 2 3.0 2 2 4 3 6.00
2007 NLCS ARI 0 1 1 0 0 1.7 1 1 3 2 5.40
2007 NLDS1 ARI 0 0 3 0 1 3.0 1 0 1 6 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home33710000.000
Away289111001.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home337337.12771411483633.76
Away289293.0213881163292.70

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2014-05-26 NYNPIT L 0.2444100
2014-05-25 NYNAZ — 0.2100200
2014-05-24 NYNAZ — 0.1000000
2014-05-20 NYNLAD — 0.2222010
2014-05-16 NYNWAS — 1.0200010
2014-05-14 NYNNYY — 2.0100020
2014-05-11 NYNPHI — 1.0111210
2014-05-09 NYNPHI — 1.0000010
2014-05-06 NYNMIA — 1.0000130
2014-05-01 NYNCOL — 1.0000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 626 0 34 25 8 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2003 ARI P 54 0 3 1 0 0
2004 ARI P 29 0 4 2 2 0
2005 ARI P 61 0 3 7 0 0
2006 ARI P 44 0 1 1 0 0
2007 ARI P 65 0 5 2 0 0
2008 HOU P 74 0 6 3 1 0
2009 HOU P 52 0 1 1 1 0
2010 DET P 60 0 4 4 0 2
2011 DET P 75 0 3 3 1 0
2012 DET P 71 0 4 0 1 0
2013 DET P 20 0 0 1 0 0
2014 NYN P 21 0 0 0 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 626

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2011 Reliever of the Year Award
2011 This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2008 Reliever of the Month August
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-05-19
2007 Reliever of the Year Award
2007 TSN All-Star RP
2007 TSN Reliever of the Year
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-06-21

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2014 NYN NL $1,000,000
2012 DET AL $9,000,000
2011 DET AL $7,000,000
2010 DET AL $6,886,052
2009 HOU NL $8,000,000
2008 HOU NL $4,700,000
2007 ARI NL $2,000,000
2006 ARI NL $359,000
2005 ARI NL $335,000
2004 ARI NL $320,000
Total Career Earnings $39,600,052

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2011 Cy Young Award AL 5th 28.0 196 0
2008 Most Valuable Player NL 24th 3.0 448 0
2007 Cy Young Award NL 6th 2.0 160 0
2007 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 19.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jose Valverde (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Robb Nen
    45-42, 2.98 ERA
  2. 96
    Ugueth Urbina
    44-49, 3.45 ERA
  3. 96
    Greg Holland
    30-28, 3.14 ERA
  4. 89
    Troy Percival
    35-43, 3.17 ERA
  5. 86
    Todd Worrell
    50-52, 3.09 ERA
  6. 85
    Brian Fuentes
    26-43, 3.62 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Valverde

What years did Jose Valverde play?
Jose Valverde played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2014.
Was Jose Valverde a pitcher?
Yes. Jose Valverde pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 692 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jose Valverde hit?
Jose Valverde hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.