How Jose Valverde's Saves Compares to Similar Players
Jose Valverde totaled 288 career Saves, well above the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 2011, posting 49, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2014 at 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 35 in 2012 to 9 in 2013 and 2 in 2014, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 2 to 49 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Jose Valverde Lifetime Saves
Stats similar to Saves for Jose Valverde
| Jose Valverde
Saves |
|---|
| Career | 288 |
| Season Avg. | 24 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 74.53 |
| More Info | See More |
Jose Valverde Saves Per Season
Jose Valverde's Saves for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jose Valverde Saves by Team
Jose Valverde's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jose Valverde Cumulative Saves — Career Progression
A running total of Jose Valverde's career Saves, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jose Valverde Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jose Valverde's seasonal Saves alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jose Valverde Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jose Valverde's MLB career with Saves alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
