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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
13 103 140.3 7 7 2 5.13 1.5
Birth Date11-27-1977
Height5' 11"
Weight190 lbs
Age46 years, 4 months, 29 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2010 NYN MLB 38 1 58.7 3 3 1 59 27 56 7 90 9.1 4.1 1.1 8.6 0% .310 1.47 4.32 4.91 98 4.10 92.7 0.6
2011 NYA 0 6 0 6.7 0 0 0 8 2 8 1 104 10.8 2.7 1.4 10.8 0% .412 1.50 3.51 2.70 75 2.77 64.3 0.2
2011 SLN 0 7 0 5.3 0 1 0 6 4 7 0 94 10.1 6.8 0.0 11.8 0% .400 1.88 3.17 3.38 96 4.26 99.1 0.0
2012 PHI MLB 27 1 31.0 3 2 0 18 5 35 3 98 5.2 1.5 0.9 10.2 0% .214 0.74 2.61 2.90 87 3.13 71.7 0.6
2013 PHI MLB 17 1 35.0 1 1 0 42 8 37 7 105 10.8 2.1 1.8 9.5 0% .357 1.43 4.36 7.46 101 4.34 103.8 0.1
2014 HOU MLB 8 0 3.7 0 0 1 5 3 4 2 96 12.3 7.4 4.9 9.8 0% .300 2.18 10.52 12.27 107 4.80 117.7 0.0
2011 TOT MLB 13 0 12.0 0 1 0 14 6 15 1 99 10.5 4.5 0.8 11.3 0% .000 1.67 3.36 3.00 85 3.43 79.8 0.2
CareerMLB1033140.37721384914720968.93.11.39.431%.3121.334.035.13963.9190.41.5

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2001 Hab cub CBA 24 23 161.3 13 8 1 166 46 159 10 9.3 2.6 0.6 8.9 0% .329 1.31 3.28 3.12 0 0.00 0.0
2002 Hab cub CBA 25 25 163.0 5 11 0 172 60 119 12 9.5 3.3 0.7 6.6 0% .314 1.42 4.02 4.36 0 0.00 0.0
2005 WTN AA SOU 5 5 23.0 2 0 0 28 3 18 1 40 11.0 1.2 0.4 7.0 0% -1.174 1.35 2.86 5.09 85 6.18 121.8
2005 IOW AAA PCL 25 17 98.7 6 7 1 135 39 73 7 71 12.3 3.6 0.6 6.7 0% -1.041 1.76 4.26 5.93 92 6.01 118.4
2006 IOW AAA PCL 7 7 32.1 1 3 0 44 11 20 5 103 12.3 3.1 1.4 5.6 0% .355 1.71 5.33 7.57 113 7.04 147.8
2007 SLU A+ FSL 3 1 7.3 0 1 0 8 6 5 0 107 9.9 7.4 0.0 6.2 0% .308 1.92 5.22 6.16 120 6.18 126.8
2007 BIN AA EAS 20 0 29.3 0 1 1 35 9 28 3 100 10.8 2.8 0.9 8.6 0% .360 1.50 3.80 3.69 90 6.23 127.9
2007 GIG Wnt DWL 2 2 8.3 0 1 0 9 3 4 1 9.8 3.3 1.1 4.3 0% .276 1.45 4.74 5.42 0 0.00 0.0
2009 azu Wnt DWL 6 2 11.0 0 0 0 11 2 8 0 9.0 1.6 0.0 6.5 0% .314 1.18 2.37 3.27 0 0.00 0.0
2010 NYN MLB NL 38 1 58.7 3 3 1 59 27 56 7 90 9.1 4.1 1.1 8.6 0% .310 1.47 4.32 4.91 98 4.10 92.7
2010 BUF AAA INT 9 7 36.0 2 1 0 34 9 36 3 104 8.5 2.3 0.8 9.0 0% .313 1.19 3.20 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 azu Wnt DWL 5 4 22.3 2 1 0 23 6 25 4 9.3 2.4 1.6 10.1 0% .306 1.30 3.98 3.63 0 0.00 0.0
2011 NYA MLB AL 6 0 6.7 0 0 0 8 2 8 1 104 10.8 2.7 1.4 10.8 0% .412 1.50 3.51 2.70 75 2.77 64.3
2011 SLN MLB NL 7 0 5.3 0 1 0 6 4 7 0 94 10.1 6.8 0.0 11.8 0% .400 1.88 3.17 3.38 96 4.26 99.1
2011 TRN AA EAS 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.8 0% .000 0.00 1.00 0.00 75 3.09 63.1
2011 MEM AAA PCL 27 7 59.0 6 2 0 61 11 62 8 95 9.3 1.7 1.2 9.5 0% .325 1.22 4.20 4.73 79 3.51 71.7
2011 SWB AAA INT 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 15.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0% .455 1.67 1.90 0.00 89 5.42 110.7
2011 TDE Wnt LID 11 9 52.0 4 4 0 54 9 52 7 9.3 1.6 1.2 9.0 0% .313 1.21 3.33 5.19 0 0.00 0.0
2012 PHI MLB NL 27 1 31.0 3 2 0 18 5 35 3 98 5.2 1.5 0.9 10.2 0% .214 0.74 2.61 2.90 87 3.13 71.7
2012 LEH AAA INT 16 0 30.0 1 2 3 26 2 41 3 7.8 0.6 0.9 12.3 0% .338 0.93 1.92 2.70 54 3.00 62.4
2012 TOR Wnt DWL 8 8 32.0 1 2 0 25 10 26 2 7.0 2.8 0.6 7.3 0% .242 1.09 3.26 3.09 0 0.00 0.0
2013 PHI MLB NL 17 1 35.0 1 1 0 42 8 37 7 105 10.8 2.1 1.8 9.5 0% .357 1.43 4.36 7.46 101 4.34 103.8
2013 LEH AAA INT 14 14 78.7 4 5 0 67 22 66 5 101 7.7 2.5 0.6 7.6 0% .272 1.13 3.26 2.86 94 3.64 79.1
2014 HOU MLB AL 8 0 3.7 0 0 1 5 3 4 2 96 12.3 7.4 4.9 9.8 0% .300 2.18 10.52 12.27 107 4.80 117.7
2014 BUF AAA INT 23 12 81.0 5 5 0 84 24 78 9 100 9.3 2.7 1.0 8.7 0% .317 1.33 3.79 4.00 92 4.45 94.2
2014 OKL AAA PCL 8 0 10.3 1 0 0 9 0 13 1 7.8 0.0 0.9 11.3 0% .286 0.87 2.72 3.48 63 2.59 54.9
2016 TOR Wnt DWL 9 9 49.7 5 2 0 42 10 27 5 7.6 1.8 0.9 4.9 0% .230 1.05 3.51 2.36 0 0.00 0.0
2019 TIJ AAA MEX 6 6 23.0 2 2 0 28 8 34 5 11.0 3.1 2.0 13.3 0% .404 1.57 5.01 6.26 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2010 1059 0.4995 0.3928 0.7356 0.5633 0.2226 0.7953 0.5847 0.2644
2011 235 0.4809 0.4000 0.7128 0.5221 0.2869 0.8305 0.5143 0.2872
2012 468 0.4850 0.4274 0.7350 0.6079 0.2573 0.8188 0.5484 0.2650
2013 588 0.5119 0.4490 0.7386 0.5914 0.2997 0.8427 0.5233 0.2614
2014 77 0.5974 0.4286 0.6970 0.6087 0.1613 0.7500 0.4000 0.3030
Career24270.50100.41490.73280.57620.25230.81330.55010.2672

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-02-02 2014-02-02 Off 0 0 Left Knee Surgery 2014-02-14 -
2012-08-31 2012-10-04 15-DL 34 31 Right Knee Surgery Meniscus 2012-09-10 -
2012-07-09 2012-08-06 15-DL 28 21 Right Hip Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 HOU $
2013 PHI $505,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$505,000
3 yrTotal$505,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 85 d1 year/$0.5043M (2014)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.5043M (2014). Re-signed by Houston 3/6/14. DFA by Houston 3/27/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/2/14. Contract selected by Houston 4/17/14. DFA by Houston 5/4/14. Sent outright to Triple-A by Houston 5/6/14. Acquired by Toronto in trade from Houston 5/19/14. Refused assignment by Toronto 10/4/14.
  • 1 year/$0.505M (2013). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/13. Claimed by Houston off waivers from Philadelphia 10/2/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Philadelphia 11/10/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 5/11/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 11/22/10 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by St. Louis 6/23/11. Claimed off waivers by NY Yankees 8/16/11 after being DFA by St. Louis 8/12/11. Elected free agency 10/11/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by NY Mets 4/11/10. Sent outright to Triple-A by Mets 11/4/10.
  • Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 2007 (minor-league contract).
  • 2006: Independent League
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent from Cuba (via Dominican Republic).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Raul Valdes threw 3,360 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2010 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (83mph) and Change (72mph), also mixing in a Slider (73mph).