Jose Valverde and the great escape
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- Born: 1978/03/24
- Age: 34
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 255
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 10
- Place of birth: San Pedro de Macoris, Dom. Rep.
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 4.08 | 1.53 | |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0.00 | .600 | |
| 2001 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 72 | 3.92 | 1.52 | |
| 2002 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 65 | 5.85 | 1.43 | |
| 2003 | Diamondbacks | 54 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 71 | 2.15 | .990 |
| 2003 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 3.10 | 1.38 | |
| 2004 | Diamondbacks | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 4.25 | 1.35 |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4.22 | 1.31 | |
| 2005 | Diamondbacks | 61 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 51 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 2.44 | 1.07 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 2006 | Diamondbacks | 44 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 22 | 69 | 5.84 | 1.46 |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 3.06 | 1.30 | |
| 2007 | Diamondbacks | 65 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 46 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 78 | 2.66 | 1.12 |
| 2008 | Astros | 74 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 62 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 83 | 3.38 | 1.18 |
| 2009 | Astros | 52 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 56 | 2.33 | 1.13 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 2010 | Tigers | 60 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 41 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 32 | 63 | 3.00 | 1.16 |
| 2011 | Tigers | 75 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 72.1 | 52 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 34 | 69 | 2.24 | 1.19 |
| 2012 | Tigers | 71 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 59 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 48 | 3.78 | 1.25 |
| Career Total | 585 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 590.1 | 448 | 227 | 204 | 57 | 248 | 650 | 3.11 | 1.18 | |
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