Tigers add old new closer to bullpen
Detroit's bullpen has actually been pretty good this season, but they're bringing back erstwhile closer Jose Valverde anyway. Because, you know, he's been there before.
- Born: 1977/07/26
- Age: 35
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 220
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 11
- Place of birth: Santiago, Dom. Rep.
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 2.05 | 1.16 | |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 79 | 41 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 3.83 | 1.21 | |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 117 | 67 | 62 | 5 | 50 | 83 | 5.31 | 1.59 | |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.1 | 73 | 40 | 35 | 6 | 30 | 72 | 3.83 | 1.25 | |
| 2001 | Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10.80 | 2.20 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 3.32 | 1.34 | |
| 2002 | Rangers | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84.2 | 91 | 51 | 50 | 6 | 58 | 59 | 5.32 | 1.76 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0.00 | .800 | |
| 2003 | Rangers | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 99 | 67 | 64 | 23 | 51 | 87 | 5.49 | 1.43 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 3.82 | 1.18 | |
| 2004 | Rangers | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 113 | 67 | 65 | 19 | 31 | 95 | 5.68 | 1.40 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | .000 | |
| 2005 | Rangers | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 69 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 38 | 78 | 3.72 | 1.23 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | .500 | |
| 2006 | Rangers | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 68 | 49 | 43 | 5 | 38 | 85 | 4.86 | 1.33 |
| 2007 | Rangers | 70 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 68 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 28 | 87 | 2.85 | 1.17 |
| 2008 | Rangers | 44 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 35 | 43 | 5.00 | 1.67 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16.21 | 4.80 | |
| 2010 | Rays | 63 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 75 | 1.34 | .680 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2.79 | 1.14 | |
| 2011 | Tigers | 66 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 47 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 2.95 | 1.05 |
| 2012 | Tigers | 73 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 59 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 84 | 3.68 | 1.14 |
| Career Total | 476 | 55 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 783.2 | 692 | 398 | 373 | 102 | 332 | 760 | 4.28 | 1.31 | |
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