Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1994
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1994
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 325
- W
- 104
- L
- 105
- ERA
- 4.09
- IP
- 1827.1
- K
- 1,173
- BB
- 523
- WHIP
- 1.31
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | LAD | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3.18 | 28.1 | 28 | 10 | 1.09 |
| 1995 | LAD | 33 | 13 | 11 | 3.05 | 197.2 | 150 | 51 | 1.11 |
| 1996 | LAD | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3.32 | 225.0 | 173 | 54 | 1.21 |
| 1997 | LAD | 30 | 10 | 11 | 2.65 | 196.2 | 140 | 47 | 1.11 |
| 1998 | LAD | 27 | 11 | 10 | 3.98 | 174.0 | 122 | 66 | 1.36 |
| 1999 | LAD | 32 | 9 | 14 | 3.98 | 203.1 | 143 | 58 | 1.33 |
| 2000 |  CHC/LAD | 21 | 2 | 7 | 5.64 | 107.0 | 74 | 40 | 1.53 |
| 2001 | LAA | 27 | 9 | 13 | 4.45 | 163.2 | 100 | 50 | 1.39 |
| 2002 |  TEX/SEA | 31 | 8 | 12 | 4.18 | 196.0 | 102 | 47 | 1.23 |
| 2003 | TEX | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6.10 | 115.0 | 47 | 29 | 1.54 |
| 2004 |  SD/MIA | 34 | 14 | 9 | 5.19 | 170.0 | 67 | 49 | 1.48 |
| 2005 | MIA | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5.33 | 50.2 | 27 | 22 | 1.70 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 2.03
- IP
- 13.1
- K
- 11
- BB
- 1
- WHIP
- 0.68
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 155
- CG
- 13
- SHO
- 6
- K/9
- 5.8
- GB
- 315
- FB
- 501
- G/F
- 0.60
- WP
- 23
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | LAD | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | LAD | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | LAD | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | LAD | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | LAD | 20 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000 | CHC/LAD | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | LAA | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | TEX/SEA | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TEX | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | SD/MIA | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 251 | 382 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2005 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 64 | 119 | 0.5 | 1 |
What were Ismael Valdez's career stats?
Ismael Valdez played 12 seasons for the Dodgers, the Angels, the Rangers and the Marlins. He had 104 wins and 1,173 strikeouts with a 4.09 ERA over 1,827.1 innings. His best season was 1996: 15 wins, a 3.32 ERA and 173 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1994 to 2005
Ismael Valdez finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Ismael Valdez
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