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José Valverde

Jose Rafael Valverde (Papa Grande)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 255 lb.

Born: March 24, 1978 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
High School:
Signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent in 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 2003
Teams (by GP): Diamondbacks/Tigers/Astros 2003-2012
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent, 3 yrs/$23M (10-12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 8.090, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Bill Rego [*]
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1999	21	ARI-min	A,Rk	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SBN,DBK · MIDW,ARIZ
2000	22	ARI-min	Rk,A	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MSO,SBN · PION,MIDW
2001	23	ARI-min	AA	39	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		ELP · TL
2002	24	ARI-min	AAA	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2003	25	ARI-min	AAA	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2003	25	ARI	NL	54	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	633	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	26	ARI-min	AAA	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2004	26	ARI	NL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	27	ARI-min	AAA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2005	27	ARI	NL	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	28	ARI-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2006	28	ARI	NL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	29	ARI	NL	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS,CYA-6,MVP-14
2008	30	HOU	NL	74	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	MVP-24
2009	31	HOU-min	AA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CPC · TL
2009	31	HOU	NL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010	32	DET	AL	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS
2011	33	DET	AL	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS,CYA-5
9 Yrs				514	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	276	2	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	276	1	0	0	0	0	0

ARI (5 yrs)				253	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	633	2	0	0	0	0	0
DET (2 yrs)				135	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
HOU (2 yrs)				126	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				379	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	276	2	0	0	0	0	0
AL (2 yrs)				135	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
2003	25	ARI	NL	54	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.502	.501	0.1	0.0	1	$	1
2004	26	ARI	NL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$320,000	1
2005	27	ARI	NL	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$335,000	1
2006	28	ARI	NL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$359,000	1
2007	29	ARI	NL	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,000,000	1	AS,CYA-6,MVP-14
2008	30	HOU	NL	74	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$4,700,000	1	MVP-24
2009	31	HOU	NL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$8,000,000	1
2010	32	DET	AL	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$6,886,052	1	AS
2011	33	DET	AL	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$7,000,000	1	AS,CYA-5
2012	34	DET	AL	21		0	0	0	0	0	0					.500	.500		-0.0		$
10 Seasons				535	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.1	1	$29,600,052

ARI (5 yrs)				253	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$3,014,000
DET (3 yrs)				156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$13,886,052
HOU (2 yrs)				126	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$12,700,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
2003	25	ARI	NL	1	0	2		116	1.000	1.000	.278	1.000	.351	2.000	.446	3.000	.797	633	.000	0.8	0.1		1.000	1.000

2008	30	HOU	NL	1	1	0	0.0	105		.000	.264	.000	.335	.000	.421	.000	.756	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
9 Yrs				2	1	2	53.6	111	1.000	.500	.271	.500	.343	1.000	.434	1.500	.776	276	.988	0.5	0.0	2.000	.500	.500
162 Game Avg.				1	0	1	53.6	111	1.000	.500	.271	.500	.343	1.000	.434	1.500	.776	276	.988	0	0	2.000	.500	.500

ARI (5 yrs)				1	0	2		116	1.000	1.000	.278	1.000	.351	2.000	.446	3.000	.797	633		0.8	0.1		1.000	1.000
HOU (2 yrs)				1	1	0	0.0	105		.000	.264	.000	.335	.000	.421	.000	.756	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2007	29	ARI	NL	NLDS	CHC	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	29	ARI	NL	NLCS	COL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2011	33	DET	AL	ALDS	NYY	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	33	DET	AL	ALCS	TEX	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs (4 Series)							10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLDS							3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALDS							3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALCS							3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLCS							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

All-Star Batting

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA
2007	ARI	NL	29	DNP

2010	DET	AL	32
2011	DET	AL	33	DNP

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
2003	25	ARI	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100%					0.00		100%	100%	0.0%	0%

2008	30	HOU	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
10 Yrs				2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100%		2.0			0.00		50%	100%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.7%	17.4%	8.5%	7.9%	34%	2.05	5.1	33.3	7.8	0.80	1.08	70%	19%	7.7%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
2003	25	ARI	NL	0.8	0.1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	.02	0.1	-0.0	0.4	0.0	0.61	0.7	0
2004	26	ARI	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2005	27	ARI	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2006	28	ARI	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2007	29	ARI	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2008	30	HOU	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.08	-0.0	0.0	-0.5	-0.0	1.77	-0.3	0
2009	31	HOU	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2010	32	DET	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2011	33	DET	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2012	34	DET	AL
10 Yrs				0.5	0.0	2	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.05	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	1.19	0.4	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2003	25	ARI	NL	0	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

2008	30	HOU	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10 Yrs				0	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2003	25	ARI	NL	1	0%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0

2008	30	HOU	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
10 Yrs				2	0%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					54%																			67%			11%			33%			15%			51%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2003	25	ARI	NL	1	1	1.00	1	100%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%		100%	100%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0

2008	30	HOU	NL	1	4	4.00	3	75%	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	100%	0	0	0
2 Yrs				2	5	2.50	4	80%	75%	0%	0%	25%	25%	0%	20%	100%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	100%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.78		63%	27%	15%	27%	31%	73%	2%	45%	80%	27%	5%			15%			9%			25%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
2003	25	54	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	633	2
2004	26	83	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	633	2
2005	27	144	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	633	2
2006	28	188	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	633	2
2007	29	253	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	633	2
2008	30	327	2	2	1	1	1	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	276	2
2009	31	379	2	2	1	1	1	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	276	2
2010	32	439	2	2	1	1	1	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	276	2
2011	33	514	2	2	1	1	1	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	276	2

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2003	25	54	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	2	54

2008	30	74	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	74
2 Yrs		128	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	128
162 Game Avg.		162	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	3	128

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games 2007 2010 * 2011	Awards (yr lg award) 2007 NL Rolaids Relief 2011 AL Rolaids Relief	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 2007 NL (14, 4%) 2008 NL (24, 1%) 0.05 Career Shares (1113th)	Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr)) 2007 NL (6, 1%) 2011 AL (5, 14%) 0.15 Career Shares (169th)

All-Star Games
2007
2010 *
2011

Awards (yr lg award)
2007 NL Rolaids Relief
2011 AL Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2007 NL (14, 4%)
2008 NL (24, 1%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
2007 NL (6, 1%)
2011 AL (5, 14%)
0.15 Career Shares (169th)

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