Jose Valverde
| 29-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 | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 26 | MLB | Az Diamondbacks | 61 | 3 | 4 | 66.1 | 266 | 51 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 75 | 2.44 | 2.58 | ||
| 2006 | 27 | AAA | Tucson | 15 | 1 | 0 | 17.2 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 3.06 | 4.58 |
| 2006 | 27 | MLB | Arizona | 44 | 2 | 3 | 49.1 | 223 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 69 | 5.84 | 5.84 |
| 2007 | 28 | MLB | Arizona | 65 | 1 | 4 | 64.1 | 265 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 78 | 2.66 | 2.94 |
| 2008 | 29 | MLB | Houston | 74 | 6 | 3 | 72.0 | 303 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 83 | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| 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 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Valverde: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
| Split Statistics with Houston in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 13.0 | 65 | 9.2% | 27.7% | .452 | 37% | 6.92 |
| May | 15.0 | 59 | 3.4% | 27.1% | .275 | 50% | 1.20 |
| June | 12.1 | 56 | 12.5% | 28.6% | .308 | 50% | 5.11 |
| July | 8.0 | 34 | 5.9% | 14.7% | .240 | 38% | 6.75 |
| August | 14.0 | 50 | 6.0% | 34.0% | .167 | 27% | 0.64 |
| September | 9.2 | 39 | 7.7% | 28.2% | .320 | 39% | 0.93 |
| AWAY | 31.0 | 129 | 3.1% | 27.1% | .309 | 40% | 2.90 |
| HOME | 41.0 | 174 | 10.9% | 27.6% | .281 | 41% | 3.73 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 28 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 26 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| September 25 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 23 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 19 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 16 | MLB | @ Florida | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 10 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 8 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 7 | MLB | @ Colorado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| September 2 | MLB | @ Chi Cubs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 ...