Rich Garces vs. Jose Valverde — Career Comparison

Rich Garces
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Valverde
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Rich Garces a clear advantage over Jose Valverde across the core pitching metrics. Rich Garces led in home run suppression (HR9+ 197 vs 147), run prevention (ERA+ 159 vs 142), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 114). Jose Valverde held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 94). Rich Garces was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Garces and Jose Valverde

Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
7.57
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.61
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.11
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.74
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.27
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.1
9
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
7.65
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
7
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.84
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
4.32
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.77
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
7.8
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
9.88
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
38.92
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2646
37.78
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.58
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.42
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
4.27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.64
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
33.67
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2328
33.24
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Rich Garces and Jose Valverde

Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
7.57
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.1
9
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.61
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.19
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.79
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.84
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.06
88.06
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Garces and Jose Valverde

Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
287
57400
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
187800
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-128.5
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA