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

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	SF	SB	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-04-02	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	San Diego Padres	8-9	W	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	1	9	30	22	3	8	3	4	1	1
2	2008-04-04	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Chicago Cubs	9-9	S	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	3	0	0	4	0	2
3	2008-04-07	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9	W	1.0	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	8	25	13	3	3	2	3	1	0
4	2008-04-12	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Florida Marlins	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	13	3	4	1	3	2	1
5	2008-04-13	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Florida Marlins	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	5	27	16	6	2	0	2	0	0
6	2008-04-15	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Philadelphia Phillies	9-9	L	0.1	3	4	3	0	2	2	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	6	20	15	5	2	1	2	0	0
7	2008-04-17	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Philadelphia Phillies	8-8		1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	21	13	4	2	1	3	2	1
8	2008-04-20	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Colorado Rockies	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	16	4	1	2	2	0	0
9	2008-04-22	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		San Diego Padres	8-9	W	1.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	6	22	13	2	4	1	1	0	0
10	2008-04-24	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	3	3	0	1	0	0
11	2008-04-25	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	St. Louis Cardinals	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	5	22	15	1	4	2	1	0	1
12	2008-04-29	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	14	12	2	6	0	2	2	0
13	2008-05-02	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	10	4	2	2	0	0	0
14	2008-05-03	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	8	4	0	1	2	1	1
15	2008-05-04	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Milwaukee Brewers	10-11		2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	7	29	23	4	7	3	2	0	1
16	2008-05-06	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Washington Nationals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	1	0	2	1	1	0
17	2008-05-07	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Washington Nationals	9-9	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	13	2	4	1	1	0	0
18	2008-05-11	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	9-9	S	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	6	2	0	0	1	0	1
19	2008-05-12	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
20	2008-05-14	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	11	9	1	2	2	2	0	0
21	2008-05-15	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	2	2	1	0	0	0
22	2008-05-18	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Texas Rangers	8-9	S	1.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	27	20	4	5	2	1	1	0
23	2008-05-20	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Chicago Cubs	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	7	1	4	2	0	0	0
24	2008-05-21	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Chicago Cubs	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	9	1	4	0	1	0	1
25	2008-05-23	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9	S	1.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	7	29	21	4	5	1	5	4	0
26	2008-05-28	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	11	1	4	1	2	1	0
27	2008-05-31	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	8	8	1	4	1	2	1	0
28	2008-06-03	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	2	1	2	0	0	0
29	2008-06-06	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	11	2	4	0	0	0	0
30	2008-06-08	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	5	1	0	3	0	0	0
31	2008-06-12	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		1.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	6	1	0	1	0	1	7	25	15	4	2	3	2	0	0
32	2008-06-13	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		New York Yankees	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	23	12	3	4	1	1	0	0
33	2008-06-17	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	4	19	10	1	4	0	2	0	1
34	2008-06-18	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Baltimore Orioles	10-10	L	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	7	3	0	3	1	1	0
35	2008-06-20	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	12	5	2	1	2	0	0
36	2008-06-22	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	2	1	1	1	0	0
37	2008-06-24	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Texas Rangers	8-9	S	1.1	1	2	2	1	3	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	6	27	16	2	3	0	2	0	0
38	2008-06-28	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Boston Red Sox	9-9	S	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	11	3	5	0	1	0	0
39	2008-06-29	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Boston Red Sox	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	10	3	1	2	1	0	0
40	2008-06-30	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Los Angeles Dodgers	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	13	3	1	1	3	1	0
41	2008-07-05	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Atlanta Braves	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	10	1	3	2	0	0	0
42	2008-07-06	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Atlanta Braves	8-9		1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	26	15	2	1	4	1	0	0
43	2008-07-08	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	6	1	1	0	0	0	0
44	2008-07-09	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	13	2	0	2	2	0	0
45	2008-07-12	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Washington Nationals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	2	1	2	1	0	0
46	2008-07-19	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Chicago Cubs	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	12	2	3	0	1	1	0
47	2008-07-21	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9	L	0.1	5	6	6	1	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	7	28	18	2	4	1	5	2	0
48	2008-07-25	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Milwaukee Brewers	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	16	12	1	4	0	3	1	0
49	2008-07-28	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	1	3	0	3	1	1
50	2008-08-01	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		New York Mets	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	11	1	4	1	1	0	0
51	2008-08-02	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		New York Mets	10-10	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	12	3	3	1	1	0	1
52	2008-08-03	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		New York Mets	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	11	6	2	0	2	0	0
53	2008-08-07	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Cincinnati Reds	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	31	17	2	3	0	5	3	1
54	2008-08-09	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	11	1	2	0	2	0	0
55	2008-08-11	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	1	2	1	0	0	0
56	2008-08-14	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		San Francisco Giants	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	5	2	0	0	3	0	1
57	2008-08-17	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Arizona Diamondbacks	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	2	1	1	3	0	0
58	2008-08-19	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Milwaukee Brewers	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	2	3	0	1	0	1
59	2008-08-24	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	New York Mets	10-10	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	12	5	0	2	1	0	0
60	2008-08-27	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	11	2	4	0	0	0	0
61	2008-08-28	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	10	2	6	0	0	0	0
62	2008-08-30	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	12	9	3	2	1	2	0	1
63	2008-08-31	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	13	3	3	1	1	1	0
64	2008-09-01	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Chicago Cubs	9-9	S	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	7	1	0	1	1	0	0
65	2008-09-02	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Chicago Cubs	11-11	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	13	4	1	0	2	1	0
66	2008-09-07	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Colorado Rockies	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	12	4	6	0	1	1	0
67	2008-09-08	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	11	1	3	0	2	0	1
68	2008-09-10	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	7	2	0	1	3	0	1
69	2008-09-16	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Florida Marlins	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	19	11	5	1	0	2	0	0
70	2008-09-19	Maj-NL	Houston Astros	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
71	2008-09-23	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Cincinnati Reds	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	11	1	2	2	1	0	1
72	2008-09-25	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Cincinnati Reds	9-9	S	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	1	5	1	0	0	0
73	2008-09-26	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Atlanta Braves	9-9	W	1.2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	6	29	17	3	3	4	1	1	0
74	2008-09-28	Maj-NL	Houston Astros		Atlanta Braves	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	8	0	2	2	2	0	2

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 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	74	303	276	28	62	12	3	10	8	0	23	83	.225	.287	.399	.686	.281	110	0	2	0	2	6

Home	40	174	153	17	32	5	0	5	6	0	19	48	.209	.299	.340	.639	.267	52	0	1	0	1	4
Away	34	129	123	11	30	7	3	5	2	0	4	35	.244	.271	.472	.743	.298	58	0	1	0	1	2

April	12	65	56	11	18	5	0	4	2	0	6	18	.321	.385	.625	1.010	.389	35	0	1	0	2	3
May	15	59	56	2	11	4	1	0	1	0	2	16	.196	.237	.304	.541	.275	17	0	1	0	0	0
June	13	56	49	7	12	2	0	4	3	0	7	16	.245	.339	.531	.870	.276	26	0	0	0	0	3
July	9	34	32	6	8	1	0	2	0	0	2	5	.250	.294	.469	.763	.240	15	0	0	0	0	0
August	14	50	47	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	3	17	.106	.160	.149	.309	.167	7	0	0	0	0	0
September	11	39	36	1	8	0	1	0	1	0	3	11	.222	.282	.278	.560	.320	10	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	74	303	276	28	62	12	3	10	8	0	23	83	.225	.287	.399	.686	.281	110	0	2	0	2	6

vs RHB as RHP	72	163	155		39	6	2	6			7	46	.252	.282	.432	.715	.317	67	0	0	0	1	1
vs LHB as RHP	67	140	121		23	6	1	4			16	37	.190	.293	.355	.648	.235	43	0	2	0	1	5

Bases Empty	68	175	163		39	7	3	6			10	48	.239	.291	.429	.721	.303	70	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	49	128	113		23	5	0	4			13	35	.204	.281	.354	.635	.250	40	0	0	0	2	6

vs. Younger Batters	71	195	178		33	5	2	4			14	58	.185	.251	.303	.555	.248	54	0	2	0	1	4
vs. Older Batters	55	108	98		29	7	1	6			9	25	.296	.352	.571	.923	.338	56	0	0	0	1	2

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	6	3	.667	3.34	74	0	44	72.2	62	28	27	10	23	6	83	2	2	0	303	1.170	10.3	3.61

Home	5	1	.833	3.67	40	0	23	41.2	32	17	17	5	19	4	48	1	2	0	174	1.224	10.4	2.53
Away	1	2	.333	2.90	34	0	21	31.0	30	11	10	5	4	2	35	1	0	0	129	1.097	10.2	8.75

April	3	1	.750	6.92	12	0	5	13.0	18	11	10	4	6	3	18	1	0	0	65	1.846	12.5	3.00
May	1	0	1.000	1.20	15	0	10	15.0	11	2	2	0	2	0	16	1	0	0	59	0.867	9.6	8.00
June	0	1	.000	5.11	13	0	7	12.1	12	7	7	4	7	3	16	0	2	0	56	1.541	11.7	2.29
July	0	1	.000	6.75	9	0	5	8.0	8	6	6	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	34	1.250	5.6	2.50
August	1	0	1.000	0.64	14	0	10	14.0	5	1	1	0	3	0	17	0	0	0	50	0.571	10.9	5.67
September	1	0	1.000	0.87	11	0	7	10.1	8	1	1	0	3	0	11	0	0	0	39	1.065	9.6	3.67

As Reliever	6	3	.667	3.34	74	0	44	72.2	62	28	27	10	23	6	83	2	2	0	303	1.170	10.3	3.61

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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