Jose
Valverde
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 254
 
Born: July 24, 1979 in D.R., , SAN PEDRO DE M
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2003 23 TEX AL 10 1 .909 77 0 0 0 2 94.0 72 46 21 44 131 4.40 .205 .302 .438 .739 8.2
2004 24 TEX AL 6 2 .750 67 0 0 0 29 84.0 59 38 13 57 142 4.07 .193 .323 .386 .709 11.6
2005 25 TEX AL 1 1 .500 7 0 0 0 3 9.0 5 1 1 4 15 1.00 .167 .286 .333 .619 2.0
  STL NL 1 3 .250 37 0 0 0 1 39.3 34 23 4 18 66 5.26 .231 .343 .395 .738 1.7
  TOT   2 4 .333 44 0 0 0 4 48.3 39 24 5 22 81 4.47 .220 .333 .384 .718 3.7
3 Years Sim 18 7 .720 188 0 0 0 35 226.3 170 108 39 123 354 4.29 .204 .317 .407 .724 23.5
Season Average 6 2 .750 62 0 0 0 11 75.4 56 36 13 41 118 4.29 .204 .317 .407 .724  
Career Highs 10 4 .909 77 0 0 0 29 94.0 72 46 21 57 142 4.47 .220 .333 .438 .739  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2005 25 STL NL 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1 Years Sim 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2003 23 TEX AL P 77 0 94.0 3 10 0 0 1.000 1.24    
2004 24 TEX AL P 67 0 84.0 1 6 1 2 .875 0.75    
2005 25 TEX AL P 7 0 9.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00    
  STL NL P 37 0 39.3 1 3 1 1 .800 0.92    
Career Totals   188 0 226.3 5 20 2 3 .926 0.99    
Career Highs   77 0 94.0 3 10 1 2 1.000 1.24    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2003 23 TEX AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 2 1 1 3 6.00 .182 .250 .455 .705
2004 24 TEX AL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 2 3.3 5 6 2 3 7 16.22 .333 .444 .800 1.244
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 7 0 0 0 2 6.3 7 8 3 4 10 11.37 .269 .367 .654 1.021
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
2004-5-29
Games Pitched
2003-8-77
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by San Diego in 2003
Traded from San Diego to Texas on 3/2/2003 (Going to SDP: P Chris Capuano. Going to TEX: P Jose Valverde)
Earned first career win on 4/4/2003
Traded from Texas to St. Louis on 5/1/2005 (Going to STL: P Jose Valverde, C Henry Mercedes. Going to TEX: 1B Chris Shelton)
Injured on 7/8/2005 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks