José Valverde

Position: 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)

Debut: June 1, 2003 (Age 25-069d, 18,274th in major league history)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 2	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (1)	Apr 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 7	HOU		STL	W,5-3	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 12	HOU		FLA	W,5-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	13	Apr 13	HOU		FLA	W,5-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	14	Apr 15	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16 (1)	Apr 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	19 (2)	Apr 20	HOU		COL	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	21 (1)	Apr 22	HOU		SDP	W,11-7	GF	6	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	23 (1)	Apr 24	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	24	Apr 25	HOU	@	STL	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	28 (3)	Apr 29	HOU	@	ARI	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	30 (1)	May 2	HOU		MIL	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	31	May 3	HOU		MIL	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	32	May 4	HOU		MIL	W,8-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	33	May 6	HOU		WSN	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	34	May 7	HOU		WSN	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	38 (3)	May 11	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	39	May 12	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	41 (1)	May 14	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	42	May 15	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	45 (2)	May 18	HOU	@	TEX	W,5-4	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	47 (1)	May 20	HOU		CHC	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	48	May 21	HOU		CHC	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	50 (1)	May 23	HOU		PHI	W,4-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	54 (3)	May 28	HOU	@	STL	L,1-6	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	57 (2)	May 31	HOU	@	MIL	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	59 (1)	Jun 3	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	62 (2)	Jun 6	HOU		STL	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	64 (1)	Jun 8	HOU		STL	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	67 (2)	Jun 12	HOU		MIL	L,6-9	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	68	Jun 13	HOU		NYY	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	71 (2)	Jun 17	HOU	@	BAL	L,5-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	72	Jun 18	HOU	@	BAL	L,1-2	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	74 (1)	Jun 20	HOU	@	TBR	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	76 (1)	Jun 22	HOU	@	TBR	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	77	Jun 24	HOU		TEX	W,4-3	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	81 (3)	Jun 28	HOU		BOS	W,11-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	82	Jun 29	HOU		BOS	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	83	Jun 30	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	88 (4)	Jul 5	HOU	@	ATL	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	89	Jul 6	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-7		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	91 (1)	Jul 8	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	92	Jul 9	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	94 (1)	Jul 12	HOU	@	WSN	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	97 (2)	Jul 19	HOU		CHC	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	99 (1)	Jul 21	HOU		PIT	L,3-9		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	102 (2)	Jul 25	HOU	@	MIL	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	105 (2)	Jul 28	HOU		CIN	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	108 (2)	Aug 1	HOU		NYM	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	109	Aug 2	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	110	Aug 3	HOU		NYM	W,4-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	114 (3)	Aug 7	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	116 (1)	Aug 9	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	118 (1)	Aug 11	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	121 (2)	Aug 14	HOU		SFG	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	124 (2)	Aug 17	HOU		ARI	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	126 (1)	Aug 19	HOU	@	MIL	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	130 (3)	Aug 24	HOU	@	NYM	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	133 (2)	Aug 27	HOU		CIN	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	134	Aug 28	HOU		CIN	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	136 (1)	Aug 30	HOU		STL	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	137	Aug 31	HOU		STL	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	138	Sep 1	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-0	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	139	Sep 2	HOU	@	CHC	W,9-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	143 (3)	Sep 7	HOU	@	COL	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	144	Sep 8	HOU		PIT	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	146 (1)	Sep 10	HOU		PIT	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	150 (3)	Sep 16	HOU	@	FLA	L,1-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	153 (2)	Sep 19	HOU	@	PIT	W,5-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	156 (2)	Sep 23	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
72	158 (1)	Sep 25	HOU		CIN	W,8-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
73	159	Sep 26	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
74	161 (1)	Sep 28	HOU		ATL	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							74gm		72.0	6	3	1	10	0