It's time to pull the plug on Valverde
It was worth a try, but the Valverde experiment has failed and it's time for the Tigers to go another direction
- Born: 1982/07/19
- Age: 30
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 210
- Bats/Throws: L / L
- Seasons: 5
- Place of birth: Sonora, CA
- Drafted by: the New York Yankees in 2002 (26th round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3.75 | 1.33 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3.97 | 1.85 | |
| 2005 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 122 | 67 | 62 | 11 | 34 | 68 | 5.42 | 1.51 | |
| 2006 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 101 | 52 | 44 | 6 | 35 | 88 | 3.60 | 1.24 | |
| 2007 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 93 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 37 | 76 | 3.09 | 1.31 | |
| 2008 | Yankees | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .610 | .680 |
| 2008 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 118.1 | 105 | 39 | 33 | 7 | 39 | 115 | 2.51 | 1.22 | |
| 2009 | Yankees | 72 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 44 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 49 | 4.50 | 1.07 |
| 2010 | Tigers | 74 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 67 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 26 | 53 | 3.76 | 1.44 |
| 2011 | Tigers | 48 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108.2 | 118 | 64 | 54 | 5 | 40 | 69 | 4.47 | 1.45 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5.06 | 1.88 | |
| 2012 | Tigers | 66 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 71 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 4.00 | 1.65 |
| Career Total | 272 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 308 | 156 | 136 | 22 | 106 | 236 | 4.05 | 1.37 | |
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