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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: Escuela San Lorenzo (Escuela San Lorenzo, DO)
Signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent in 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 2003
Teams (by GP): Diamondbacks/Tigers/Astros 2003-2011
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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 12:22AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #486. Denny Neagle… #487. Brad Penny… #488. Fritz Peterson… #489. JOSE VALVERDE… #490. Guy Bush… #491. Clay Carroll… #492. Mike Krukow… 

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2003 25 ARI NL 2 1 .667 2.15 54 0 33 0 0 10 50.1 24 16 12 4 26 2 71 2 0 2 204 219 0.993 4.3 0.7 4.6 12.7 2.73
2004 26 ARI NL 1 2 .333 4.25 29 0 20 0 0 8 29.2 23 17 14 7 17 4 38 1 0 4 131 110 1.348 7.0 2.1 5.2 11.5 2.24
2005 27 ARI NL 3 4 .429 2.44 61 0 34 0 0 15 66.1 51 19 18 5 20 1 75 2 0 3 268 183 1.070 6.9 0.7 2.7 10.2 3.75
2006 28 ARI NL 2 3 .400 5.84 44 0 35 0 0 18 49.1 50 32 32 6 22 3 69 2 0 2 223 81 1.459 9.1 1.1 4.0 12.6 3.14
2007 29 ARI NL 1 4 .200 2.66 65 0 59 0 0 47 64.1 46 21 19 7 26 1 78 3 0 1 265 179 1.119 6.4 1.0 3.6 10.9 3.00 AS,CYA-6,MVP-14
2008 30 HOU NL 6 3 .667 3.38 74 0 71 0 0 44 72.0 62 28 27 10 23 6 83 2 2 3 303 125 1.181 7.8 1.3 2.9 10.4 3.61 MVP-24
2009 31 HOU NL 4 2 .667 2.33 52 0 45 0 0 25 54.0 40 15 14 5 21 1 56 2 0 1 219 178 1.130 6.7 0.8 3.5 9.3 2.67
2010 32 DET AL 2 4 .333 3.00 60 0 55 0 0 26 63.0 41 24 21 5 32 1 63 3 0 3 259 140 1.159 5.9 0.7 4.6 9.0 1.97 AS
2011 33 DET AL 2 4 .333 2.24 75 0 70 0 0 49 72.1 52 21 18 5 34 4 69 3 1 3 301 183 1.189 6.5 0.6 4.2 8.6 2.03 AS,CYA-5
9 Seasons 23 27 .460 3.02 514 0 422 0 0 242 521.1 389 193 175 54 221 23 602 20 3 22 2173 146 1.170 6.7 0.9 3.8 10.4 2.72
162 Game Avg. 3 4 .460 3.02 68 0 56 0 0 32 69 51 26 23 7 29 3 80 3 0 3 287 146 1.170 6.7 0.9 3.8 10.4 2.72
ARI (5 yrs) 9 14 .391 3.29 253 0 181 0 0 98 260.0 194 105 95 29 111 11 331 10 0 12 1091 142 1.173 6.7 1.0 3.8 11.5 2.98
DET (2 yrs) 4 8 .333 2.59 135 0 125 0 0 75 135.1 93 45 39 10 66 5 132 6 1 6 560 160 1.175 6.2 0.7 4.4 8.8 2.00
HOU (2 yrs) 10 5 .667 2.93 126 0 116 0 0 69 126.0 102 43 41 15 44 7 139 4 2 4 522 143 1.159 7.3 1.1 3.1 9.9 3.16
NL (7 yrs) NL 19 19 .500 3.17 379 0 297 0 0 167 386.0 296 148 136 44 155 18 470 14 2 16 1613 142 1.168 6.9 1.0 3.6 11.0 3.03
AL (2 yrs) AL 4 8 .333 2.59 135 0 125 0 0 75 135.1 93 45 39 10 66 5 132 6 1 6 560 160 1.175 6.2 0.7 4.4 8.8 2.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
2003 25 ARI NL 50.1 0 16 32 0 1.1 16 1.2 $
2004 26 ARI NL 29.2 0 17 20 0 1.6 3 0.1 $320,000
2005 27 ARI NL 66.1 0 19 40 -1 1.2 21 1.9 $335,000
2006 28 ARI NL 49.1 0 32 32 0 1.4 0 -0.4 $359,000
2007 29 ARI NL 64.1 0 21 42 1 2.1 21 2.3 $2,000,000 AS,CYA-6,MVP-14
2008 30 HOU NL 72.0 0 28 44 0 1.5 16 1.3 $4,700,000 MVP-24
2009 31 HOU NL 54.0 0 15 34 -2 1.7 19 2.0 $8,000,000
2010 32 DET AL 63.0 0 24 33 1 1.4 9 1.1 $6,886,052 AS
2011 33 DET AL 72.1 0 21 40 -1 1.8 19 2.7 $7,000,000 AS,CYA-5
9 Seasons 521.1 0 193 317 -2 1.5 124 12.2 $29,600,052
ARI (5 yrs) 260.0 0 105 166 0 1.5 61 5.1 $3,014,000
DET (2 yrs) 135.1 0 45 73 0 1.6 28 3.8 $13,886,052
HOU (2 yrs) 126.0 0 43 78 -2 1.6 35 3.3 $12,700,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2007 29 ARI NL NLDS W CHC 0 0 0.00 3 0 3 0 0 1 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 12 0.667 3.0 0.0 3.0 18.0 6.00
2007 29 ARI NL NLCS L COL 0 1 .000 5.40 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 9 2.400 5.4 0.0 16.2 10.8 0.67
2011 33 DET AL ALDS W NYY 0 0 6.00 3 0 3 0 0 2 3.0 2 2 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 15 2.000 6.0 3.0 12.0 9.0 0.75
2011 33 DET AL ALCS L TEX 0 1 .000 8.31 3 0 1 0 0 1 4.1 5 4 4 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 20 1.615 10.4 2.1 4.2 6.2 1.50
2 Seasons (4 Series) 0 2 .000 5.25 10 0 7 0 0 4 12.0 9 7 7 2 10 2 14 1 0 0 56 1.583 6.8 1.5 7.5 10.5 1.40
1 ALDS 0 0 6.00 3 0 3 0 0 2 3.0 2 2 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 15 2.000 6.0 3.0 12.0 9.0 0.75
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 3 0 3 0 0 1 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 12 0.667 3.0 0.0 3.0 18.0 6.00
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 5.40 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 9 2.400 5.4 0.0 16.2 10.8 0.67
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 8.31 3 0 1 0 0 1 4.1 5 4 4 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 20 1.615 10.4 2.1 4.2 6.2 1.50

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
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 NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 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 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5
9 Seasons 442 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) 63 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) 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
2003 25 ARI NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
2008 30 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $4,700,000 1 MVP-24
2010 32 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,886,052 1 AS
2011 33 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $7,000,000 1 AS,CYA-5
4 Seasons 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $18,586,052
DET (2 yrs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $13,886,052
ARI (1 yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
HOU (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $4,700,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS 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
1 Season (2 Series) 4 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 NLCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
2003 ARI NL 25 P 54 50.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -4 0.72 0.07 .958 1.84 1.83
2004 ARI NL 26 P 29 29.2 8 4 2 2 0 .750 -1 -7 1.82 0.21 .965 1.85 1.82
2005 ARI NL 27 P 61 66.1 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 2 6 1.36 0.16 .960 1.75 1.73
2006 ARI NL 28 P 44 49.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -4 0.36 0.05 .960 1.71 1.71
2007 ARI NL 29 P 65 64.1 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.98 0.11 .966 1.68 1.67 AS,CYA-6,MVP-14
2008 HOU NL 30 P 74 72.0 10 6 3 1 0 .900 -2 -6 1.12 0.12 .959 1.72 1.72 MVP-24
2009 HOU NL 31 P 52 54.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 -2 -7 0.33 0.04 .953 1.72 1.70
2010 DET AL 32 P 60 63.0 8 4 4 0 2 1.000 0 0 1.14 0.13 .952 1.63 1.61 AS
2011 DET AL 33 P 75 0 0 72.1 7 3 3 1 0 .857 -1 -3 0.75 0.08 .949 1.61 1.59 9 3 25% 0 AS,CYA-5
9 Seasons P 514 0 0 521.1 59 30 24 5 2 .915 -6 -2 0.93 0.11 .958 1.71 1.70 9 3 25% 0
9 Seasons TOT 514 0 0 521.1 59 30 24 5 2 .915 -6 -13 0.93 0.11 .958 1.71 1.70 9 3 25% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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)

Games Played s c a p y
2011 AL  75 (1st)
Active  514 (33rd)

Saves s c a p y
2007 NL  47 (1st)
2008 NL  44 (1st)
2010 AL  26 (9th)
2011 AL  49 (1st)
Active  242 (6th)
Career  242 (32nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
2007 NL  59 (2nd)
2008 NL  71 (1st)
2010 AL  55 (5th)
2011 AL  70 (1st)
Active  422 (5th)
Career  422 (49th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
Active  77 (36th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
Active  7.7 (38th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
Active  93.54 (35th)
Career  93.54 (188th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2003 NL  3.3 (8th)
2011 AL  4.1 (6th)
Active  15.7 (12th)
Career  15.7 (92nd)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
Active  7.0 (43rd)
Career  7.0 (228th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
Active  9.3 (36th)
Career  9.3 (199th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
2011 AL  75 (1st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
2003 NL  1.000 (1st)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 10 (239), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 13 (1314), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 52 (252), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Rob Dibble (920)
  9. Eric Gagne (918)
  10. Brian Wilson (914)
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  8. Heath Bell (932)
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  4. Francisco Cordero (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Brad Lidge (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  7. Troy Percival (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200426Arizona Diamondbacks$320,0004/7/04 AP
200527Arizona Diamondbacks$335,000
200628Arizona Diamondbacks$359,000
200729Arizona Diamondbacks$2,000,000
200830Houston Astros$4,700,000
200931Houston Astros$8,000,000
201032Detroit Tigers$6,886,052
201133Detroit Tigers$7,000,000
201234Detroit Tigers$9,000,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$29,600,052Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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Name and misspellings: Jose Papa Grande Jose Rafael Valverde

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