Jose Valverde

Full Name: Jose Rafael Valverde Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 4"/220 First Game: June 1, 2003 Birthdate: July 24, 1979 MLB Experience: 4 years Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic) Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Born on July 24, 1979 in San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic), Jose Valverde (Jose Rafael Valverde) played for the Arizona Diamondbacks for his entire 4 year career. Valverde broke into the bigs on June 1, 2003 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and put up a 2.15 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched in 2003, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Jose Valverde's best season was 2005, when he posted a 2.44 ERA, notched 15 saves and struck out 75 batters.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2003	ARI	N	54	0	2	1	2.15	71	16	12	0	0	10	50.1	24	4	26	2	2	2
2004	ARI	N	29	0	1	2	4.25	38	17	14	0	0	8	29.2	23	7	17	4	4	1
2005	ARI	N	61	0	3	4	2.44	75	19	18	0	0	15	66.1	51	5	20	1	3	2
2006	ARI	N	44	0	2	3	5.84	69	32	32	0	0	18	49.1	50	6	22	3	2	2
Total			188	0	8	10	3.50	253	84	76	0	0	51	195.2	148	22	85	10	11	7

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2003	ARI	N	P	54	0	50.1	3	1	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	1.000
2004	ARI	N	P	29	0	29.2	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
2005	ARI	N	P	61	0	66.1	3	7	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	1.000
2006	ARI	N	P	44	0	49.1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.000
Total			P	188	0	195.2	11	11	2	0	0	6	8	1	0	.917

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2003	ARI	N	54	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	ARI	N	29	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	ARI	N	61	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	ARI	N	44	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			188	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Arizona Diamondbacks (February 6, 1997).