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José
Valdez
Relief Pitcher
Follow
Birthdate
22/1/1983
BAT/THR
Right/Right
Birthplace
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Overview
News
Stats
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Game Log
Stats
Batting
Pitching
Fielding
hidden
pitching
season
Team
2011
HOU
2012
HOU
Career
Season Averages
GP
GS
W
L
W%
WAR
ERA
WHIP
IP
K
BB
K/BB
H
R
ER
SV
HLD
BLSV
12
0
0
0
.000
-0.6
9.00
1.71
14.0
15
7
2.1
17
14
14
0
1
0
12
0
0
0
.000
0.2
2.25
1.67
12.0
10
8
1.3
12
4
3
0
4
0
24
0
0
0
.000
--
5.88
1.69
26.0
25
15
1.7
29
18
17
0
5
0
12
0
0
0
.000
-
5.88
1.69
13
12
8
1.7
14
9
8
0
2
0
Opponent Batting
season
Team
2011
HOU
2012
HOU
Career
P
TBF
P-TBF
OBA
OOBP
OSLUG
OOPS
2B
3B
HR
TB
RBI
BH
SH
SF
IBB
263
65
263/65
.304
.385
.482
.867
4
0
2
27
13
1
0
1
1
226
57
226/57
.261
.370
.348
.718
1
0
1
16
5
0
3
0
1
489
122
489/122
.284
.378
.422
.800
5
0
3
43
18
1
3
1
2
Expanded Pitching
season
Team
2011
HOU
2012
HOU
Career
P/S
P/I
K/9
QS
CG
SHO
GSC
GB
FB
G/F
IR
IRS
WP
BK
SB
CS
RSUP
0.0
18.8
9.6
0
0
0
0.0
24
17
1.4
6
2
1
0
1
0
0.0
0.0
18.8
7.5
0
0
0
0.0
21
18
1.2
5
1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
18.8
8.7
0
0
0
0.0
45
35
1.3
11
3
2
0
1
0
0.0
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