José Valverde

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 265lb (193cm, 120kg)

Born: March 24, 1978 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic do

High School: Escuela San Lorenzo (Dominican Republic)

Last Game: May 26, 2014 (Age 36-063d)
vs. PIT 0.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Agents: Bill Rego

Full Name: José Rafael Valverde

Nicknames: Papa Grande

Pronunciation: \val-VAIR-day\

Twitter: @PapaGrande46

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Relatives: Nephew of José Mercedes

3x All-Star
2x Rolaids Relief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.5

ERA

3.27

626

288

630.1

692

WHIP

1.196

2012 Player Pitching Game Log

2012 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2012-04-05	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Boston Red Sox	9-9	W	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	6	22	16	2	1	0	5	4	0
2	2012-04-10	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	3	2	0	2	0	0
3	2012-04-11	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	12	3	0	2	1	0	0
4	2012-04-12	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	2	1	2	1	0	0
5	2012-04-15	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	9-9		1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	21	16	6	3	2	3	1	0
6	2012-04-17	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Kansas City Royals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	9	3	2	1	1	0	0
7	2012-04-18	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Kansas City Royals	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	13	7	2	0	2	1	0	0
8	2012-04-21 (2)	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Texas Rangers	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	30	17	5	4	0	1	0	0
9	2012-04-22	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Texas Rangers	10-10		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	16	11	1	0	2	1	0	1
10	2012-04-28	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	New York Yankees	9-9		1.0	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	18	3	3	1	5	0	1
11	2012-05-04	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	9-9	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	17	11	1	3	3	0	0	0
12	2012-05-05	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	9-9	L	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	14	11	2	2	1	2	1	0
13	2012-05-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	24	13	6	2	0	2	1	1
14	2012-05-08	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	31	15	5	3	2	1	0	0
15	2012-05-10	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Oakland Athletics	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	3	1	1	1	1	0
16	2012-05-13	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Oakland Athletics	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	4	0	1	1	0	1
17	2012-05-15	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	9-9		0.2	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	4	1	1	2	0	1
18	2012-05-25	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	12	4	4	1	1	1	0
19	2012-05-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	5	0	0	2	0	0
20	2012-05-27	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	14	8	1	1	0	2	1	0
21	2012-05-31	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Boston Red Sox	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	5	1	1	1	2	0	0
22	2012-06-02	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		New York Yankees	9-9	W	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	29	13	4	1	1	2	0	1
23	2012-06-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	3	0	2	1	0	0
24	2012-06-07	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	1	2	0	3	0	0
25	2012-06-09	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	3	1	2	1	0	0
26	2012-06-10	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	10	4	1	1	1	0	1
27	2012-06-13	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago Cubs	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	13	3	1	0	5	3	1
28	2012-06-14	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago Cubs	9-9	S	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	2	3	1	2	0	0
29	2012-06-15	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Colorado Rockies	10-10	L	0.2	3	6	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	8	28	15	5	1	3	2	1	0
30	2012-06-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	2	1	0	2	0	0
31	2012-06-28	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	6	1	0	0	3	0	1
32	2012-06-30	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	1	1	0	3	1	0
33	2012-07-01	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	6	2	0	1	2	0	1
34	2012-07-05	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	6	2	0	2	1	0
35	2012-07-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	4	1	1	1	0	0
36	2012-07-07	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	9-9		1.0	2	3	3	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	21	12	4	2	0	4	1	0
37	2012-07-13	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	4	2	0	2	0	0	0
38	2012-07-14	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Baltimore Orioles	11-11		1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	23	12	3	4	1	2	1	0
39	2012-07-15	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	10	6	3	0	1	2	1	0
40	2012-07-16	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	9	2	1	1	1	0	0
41	2012-07-19	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	2	1	1	1	1	0
42	2012-07-20	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	2	1	0	3	1	1
43	2012-07-25	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	9-9	S	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	5	1	0	3	1	0	0
44	2012-07-29	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	3	3	1	0	0	0
45	2012-08-01	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Boston Red Sox	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	13	4	2	1	0	0	0
46	2012-08-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		New York Yankees	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	13	5	1	1	2	0	0
47	2012-08-07	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		New York Yankees	9-9	S	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	33	18	5	1	0	5	3	2
48	2012-08-09	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		New York Yankees	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	3	1	3	0	0	0
49	2012-08-10	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Texas Rangers	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	6	1	0	2	1	1	0
50	2012-08-14	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	17	5	0	2	1	1	0
51	2012-08-17	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Baltimore Orioles	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	13	2	2	0	3	0	0
52	2012-08-21	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	12	2	3	0	3	1	1
53	2012-08-22	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	8	2	0	0	3	2	1
54	2012-08-25	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	3	0	2	1	0	1
55	2012-08-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	13	2	2	1	2	0	2
56	2012-08-31	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	5	2	0	0	2	0	0
57	2012-09-01	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	13	1	1	0	4	1	1
58	2012-09-02	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	9-9	S	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	12	4	0	2	4	4	0
59	2012-09-05	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	6	3	0	1	2	0	1
60	2012-09-11	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	12	1	2	2	1	0	1
61	2012-09-12	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	9-9	S	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	15	10	2	1	3	1	0	0
62	2012-09-14	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	6	0	2	0	3	0	1
63	2012-09-15	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	10	3	0	0	2	0	0
64	2012-09-16	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	9-9	L	0.1	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	6	22	11	2	0	0	4	1	0
65	2012-09-19	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Oakland Athletics	9-9		1.0	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	27	14	7	1	1	2	2	0
66	2012-09-23 (2)	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	10-10	L	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	9	1	0	5	0	0	0
67	2012-09-24	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	10	3	2	0	1	0	0
68	2012-09-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	2	0	1	2	0	0
69	2012-09-29	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	9	3	0	0	3	1	0
70	2012-09-30	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	7	4	0	1	2	1	0
71	2012-10-01	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Kansas City Royals	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	10	4	0	1	2	0	2

2012 Player Pitching Splits

2012 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	71	293	258	34	59	14	3	3	12	1	26	48	.229	.306	.341	.647	.267	88	3	4	2	3	5

Home	35	152	129	22	31	6	2	1	9	1	14	25	.240	.327	.341	.668	.283	44	0	4	2	3	1
Away	36	141	129	12	28	8	1	2	3	0	12	23	.217	.284	.341	.625	.250	44	3	0	0	0	4

April	10	46	38	6	11	3	1	1	2	0	7	6	.290	.391	.500	.891	.313	19	1	0	0	1	0
May	11	45	39	4	8	2	0	1	5	0	5	11	.205	.296	.333	.629	.259	13	0	0	1	0	1
June	11	46	38	8	7	2	0	0	3	0	4	4	.184	.289	.237	.526	.200	9	0	2	1	1	1
July	12	45	41	5	8	2	0	1	1	0	3	10	.195	.244	.317	.562	.226	13	1	0	0	1	1
August	12	48	44	3	9	3	0	0	0	1	2	9	.205	.271	.273	.544	.257	12	1	2	0	0	0
September	14	59	54	8	15	2	2	0	1	0	5	8	.278	.339	.389	.728	.326	21	0	0	0	0	2
October	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.250	1	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	71	293	258	34	59	14	3	3	12	1	26	48	.229	.306	.341	.647	.267	88	3	4	2	3	5

vs RHB as RHP	60	126	114		22	6	0	0			7	27	.193	.264	.246	.510	.253	28	3	4	1	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	68	167	144		37	8	3	3			19	21	.257	.337	.417	.754	.276	60	0	0	1	3	5

Bases Empty	69	162	149		32	10	0	2			11	25	.215	.278	.322	.600	.246	48	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	45	131	109		27	4	3	1			15	23	.248	.341	.367	.708	.296	40	3	2	2	3	5

vs. Younger Batters	71	239	215		43	11	2	2			18	44	.200	.266	.298	.564	.240	64	3	2	2	2	2
vs. Older Batters	34	54	43		16	3	1	1			8	4	.372	.482	.558	1.040	.385	24	0	2	0	1	3

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	3	4	.429	3.78	71	0	35	69.0	59	34	29	3	26	5	48	4	0	0	293	1.232	6.3	1.85

Home	3	3	.500	4.46	35	0	15	34.1	31	22	17	1	14	1	25	4	0	0	152	1.311	6.6	1.79
Away	0	1	.000	3.12	36	0	20	34.2	28	12	12	2	12	4	23	0	0	0	141	1.154	6.0	1.92

April	1	0	1.000	5.59	10	0	4	9.2	11	6	6	1	7	0	6	0	0	0	46	1.862	5.6	0.86
May	1	1	.500	3.38	11	0	5	10.2	8	4	4	1	5	1	11	0	0	0	45	1.219	9.3	2.20
June	1	1	.500	2.53	11	0	5	10.2	7	8	3	0	4	1	4	2	0	0	46	1.031	3.4	1.00
July	0	0		3.86	12	0	6	11.2	8	5	5	1	3	1	10	0	0	0	45	0.943	7.7	3.33
August	0	0		2.25	12	0	7	12.0	9	3	3	0	2	0	9	2	0	0	48	0.917	6.8	4.50
September	0	2	.000	5.40	14	0	7	13.1	15	8	8	0	5	2	8	0	0	0	59	1.500	5.4	1.60
October	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1.000	0.0

As Reliever	3	4	.429	3.78	71	0	35	69.0	59	34	29	3	26	5	48	4	0	0	293	1.232	6.3	1.85

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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