Jose Valverde
| 30-year-old Pitcher |
| Houston Astros |
| Date of Birth: July 24, 1979 |
| Height: 6-4 Weight: 255 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 26 | MLB | Az Diamondbacks | 61 | 3 | 4 | 66.1 | 266 | 51 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 75 | 2.44 | 1.07 | 2.58 | ||
| 2006 | 27 | AAA | Tucson | 15 | 1 | 0 | 17.2 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 3.06 | 1.30 | 4.58 |
| 2006 | 27 | MLB | Arizona | 44 | 2 | 3 | 49.1 | 223 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 69 | 5.84 | 1.45 | 5.84 |
| 2007 | 28 | MLB | Arizona | 65 | 1 | 4 | 64.1 | 265 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 78 | 2.66 | 1.11 | 2.94 |
| 2008 | 29 | MLB | Houston | 74 | 6 | 3 | 72.0 | 303 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 83 | 3.38 | 1.18 | 3.50 |
| 2009 | 30 | MLB | Houston | 52 | 4 | 2 | 54.0 | 219 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 56 | 2.33 | 1.12 | 2.50 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 26 | MLB | Az Diamondbacks | 7.5% | 28.2% | .304 | 2.82 | |||
| 2006 | 27 | AAA | Tucson | 13.3% | 24.0% | .261 | 42% | 4% | 3.71 | 3.36 |
| 2006 | 27 | MLB | Arizona | 9.9% | 30.9% | .376 | 38% | 8% | 3.36 | 5.05 |
| 2007 | 28 | MLB | Arizona | 9.8% | 29.4% | .262 | 38% | 7% | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2008 | 29 | MLB | Houston | 7.6% | 27.4% | .294 | 41% | 9% | 3.65 | 4.14 |
| 2009 | 30 | MLB | Houston | 9.6% | 25.6% | .267 | 41% | 6% | 3.47 | 3.31 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Houston | 2008: Houston | 2007: Arizona
| Split Statistics with Houston in 2009 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 8.0 | 34 | 8.8% | 32.4% | .250 | 28% | 5.63 |
| June | 8.1 | 34 | 5.9% | 26.5% | .227 | 38% | 2.16 |
| July | 11.0 | 43 | 14.0% | 25.6% | .292 | 60% | 0.82 |
| August | 15.2 | 63 | 7.9% | 30.2% | .306 | 43% | 1.15 |
| September | 10.0 | 38 | 10.5% | 15.8% | .185 | 37% | 1.80 |
| AWAY | 24.1 | 100 | 10.0% | 21.0% | .297 | 35% | 2.22 |
| HOME | 29.2 | 119 | 9.2% | 29.4% | .239 | 46% | 2.43 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| October 1 | MLB | @ Philadelphia | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 30 | MLB | @ Philadelphia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 27 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 23 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| September 22 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 19 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 12 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 9 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 7 | MLB | vs. Philadelphia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 6 | MLB | vs. Philadelphia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 5 | MLB | vs. Philadelphia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 31 | MLB | @ Chi Cubs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 30 | MLB | @ Arizona | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 27 | MLB | @ St. Louis | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| August 21 | MLB | vs. Arizona | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 20 | MLB | vs. Florida | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 19 | MLB | vs. Florida | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| August 16 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Notes
April 2008
MLB.com: Valverde puts transgression behind himJose Valverde was denied a chance for his 100th career save on Tuesday.
Bird Land: Live Blog: Lights out … Valverde?
GRAND CENTER — Albert Pujols looms as the fourth hitter for the Cardinals in the next inning, but ...