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Merkin Valdez
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #47
- Born
- November 5, 1981 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- August 1, 2004
- dbWAR
- .1 Regular season, 2008–2011 only
- IP
- 4.1
- ERA
- 6.23
- FIP
- 6.95
- K/9
- 12.5
- FIP−
- 176 100 = avg
Merkin Valdez was a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2011 he struck out 6 batters over 4.1 innings across 5 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 6.23 was 58.0% higher than the league average of 3.94. Stripping out defence, his 6.95 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 24.3% of swings (10.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 4.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 28.6%. His -0.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2011 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only. Seasons on file run 2008–2011; his career began in 2004, and earlier seasons are not in this data yet.
Batting Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only. Seasons on file run 2008–2011; his career began in 2004, and earlier seasons are not in this data yet.
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| 2008 | SF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | 0.0 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .462 | .462 | .692 | .509 | 23.1% |
| vs RHB | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .571 | .356 | 37.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Merkin Valdez throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 51 | 94.9 | 2,219 | 47.1% | 25.0% | 10 | — | — | |
| Slider | 15 | 82.4 | 952 | 46.7% | 20.0% | 4 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 14 | 84.6 | 1,548 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 5 | — | — |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.