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Mario
Valdez		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: February 13, 1988 in Costa Rica
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Most Valuable Pitcher 2014   
Rookie of the Year 2014   
All-Star Selections 2015   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 19 CAP VL     0 0 0 0 2 3 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 1 3 2 4 4 4
2008 20 CAP VL     0 0 0 0 2 3 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 4
2009 21 CAP VL     0 0 2 1 4 5 4 8 8 8 3 4 3 2 3 2 4 4 4
2010 22 CAP VL     0 1 4 2 4 5 4 8 8 8 3 4 4 2 3 3 4 4 4
2011 23 CAP VL     0 1 4 3 4 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4
2012 24 CAP VL     0 2 5 4 4 6 5 8 8 8 4 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 6
2013 25 CAP VL     2 3 6 4 4 6 5 8 8 8 5 6 6 4 5 4 7 6 6
2014 26 CAP VL $ 100,000   6 5 8 6 5 6 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 5 4 9 8 9
2015 27 CAP VL $ 100,000   6 5 8 6 5 6 5 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 5 5 9 9 9
2016 28 CAP VL $ 100,000   6 5 8 6 5 6 5 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 5 5 9 9 9
2017 29 CAP VL $ 100,000   7 5 8 7 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 5 5 10 9 9
2018 30 CAP VL $ 100,000   7 5 8 6 5 6 5 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 5 5 10 9 10
2019 31 CAP VL $ 3,420,000   7 5 8 6 4 6 5 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 6 5 10 10 10
2020 32 CAP VL $ 3,420,000   7 5 8 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 6 5 10 10 10
2021 33 CAP VL $ 3,420,000   7 5 8 6 4 5 5 8 8 8 8 9 9 5 6 5 10 10 10
2022 34 CAP VL $ 2,770,001   7 5 8 6 4 6 5 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 6 5 10 10 10
2023 35 CAP VL $ 2,770,001   6 5 8 6 4 6 5 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 6 5 10 9 10
2024 36 CAP VL $ 2,770,001   6 4 7 6 5 6 5 8 8 8 8 9 8 5 6 5 9 8 8
2025 37 CAP VL $ 2,090,001   2 3 6 4 4 6 5 8 8 8 8 9 8 3 5 4 6 6 6
Min Ratings     0 0 0 0 2 3 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 1 3 2 4 4 4
Max Ratings $ 3,420,000   7 5 8 7 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 5 6 5 10 10 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2007 19 A   3 21 .125 28 28 7 0 0 186.7 215 101 21 72 115 4.87 .286 .349 .443 .792  
2008 20 A   5 15 .250 24 24 1 0 0 168.0 206 89 14 55 109 4.77 .302 .355 .443 .798  
2009 21 A   9 9 .500 29 29 2 0 0 210.7 175 69 10 81 136 2.95 .225 .298 .320 .618  
2010 22 A   12 7 .632 26 26 9 3 0 206.7 128 54 20 64 128 2.35 .176 .243 .291 .534  
2011 23 AA   8 7 .533 20 20 1 0 0 132.7 116 59 16 63 76 4.00 .236 .323 .388 .711  
2012 24 AA   13 9 .591 25 25 10 0 0 203.0 165 66 20 55 158 2.93 .223 .277 .364 .640  
2013 25 AAA   4 8 .333 19 19 6 0 0 141.0 122 49 11 41 167 3.13 .231 .287 .343 .630  
    AA   2 3 .400 6 6 2 2 0 44.3 32 11 1 20 45 2.23 .195 .283 .256 .539  
2014 26 CAP VL 19 3 .864 29 29 4 2 0 211.0 153 49 13 67 173 2.09 .199 .267 .290 .557 20.3
2015 27 CAP VL 20 9 .690 36 36 2 2 0 257.7 186 71 11 100 205 2.48 .200 .282 .271 .553 21.1
2016 28 CAP VL 13 11 .542 35 35 4 1 0 251.0 222 91 3 108 184 3.26 .238 .316 .289 .605 15.5
2017 29 CAP VL 16 8 .667 35 35 0 0 0 210.7 225 86 12 83 163 3.67 .274 .341 .356 .697 12.8
2018 30 CAP VL 14 8 .636 31 31 1 0 0 189.0 168 74 10 100 151 3.52 .233 .328 .317 .645 11.0
2019 31 CAP VL 16 13 .552 38 38 1 1 0 216.7 214 94 13 89 165 3.90 .255 .327 .358 .685 12.8
2020 32 CAP VL 11 13 .458 37 37 2 0 0 207.7 212 97 10 121 178 4.20 .266 .361 .352 .713 10.9
2021 33 CAP VL 15 12 .556 38 38 2 1 0 221.3 225 107 14 94 186 4.35 .261 .335 .387 .721 11.5
2022 34 CAP VL 18 5 .783 37 37 2 0 0 228.3 232 88 12 109 167 3.47 .263 .344 .359 .704 15.9
2023 35 CAP VL 12 11 .522 37 37 2 0 0 219.0 244 118 13 98 160 4.85 .285 .361 .391 .751 9.1
2024 36 CAP VL 11 9 .550 33 33 0 0 0 194.0 182 85 9 111 137 3.94 .249 .346 .342 .689 11.1
2025 37 CAP VL 12 7 .632 34 24 0 0 2 153.0 160 79 13 79 102 4.65 .271 .353 .387 .741 8.7
12 Years Sim 177 109 .619 420 410 20 7 2 2559.3 2423 1039 133 1159 1971 3.65 .249 .329 .340 .670 160.6
1 Years AAA 4 8 .333 19 19 6 0 0 141.0 122 49 11 41 167 3.13 .231 .287 .343 .630  
3 Years AA 23 19 .548 51 51 13 2 0 380.0 313 136 37 138 279 3.22 .224 .294 .360 .654  
4 Years A 29 52 .358 107 107 19 3 0 772.0 724 313 65 272 488 3.65 .247 .310 .373 .683  
8 Years Minors 56 79 .415 177 177 38 5 0 1293.0 1159 498 113 451 934 3.47 .239 .303 .366 .669  
Season Average 14 9 .609 35 34 1 0 0 213.3 201 86 11 96 164 3.65 .249 .329 .340 .670  
Career Highs 20 13 .864 38 38 4 2 2 257.7 244 118 14 121 205 4.85 .285 .361 .391 .751  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1310 569 68 596 1111   .225 .296 .308 .605
vs LH   1113 470 65 563 860   .285 .376 .388 .764
Home 74 55 .574 200 197 5 3 0 1225.0 1095 498 78 563 961 3.66 .238 .321 .334 .655
Away 103 54 .656 220 213 15 4 2 1334.3 1328 541 55 596 1010 3.65 .259 .336 .346 .682
Mar/Apr 27 17 .614 64 64 3 0 0 404.6 406 180 21 180 285 4.00 .259 .336 .352 .688
May 29 14 .674 66 66 5 2 0 418.0 374 156 24 153 351 3.36 .237 .304 .326 .630
June 33 14 .702 66 66 3 1 0 417.0 378 153 18 192 301 3.30 .244 .328 .338 .665
July 22 21 .512 52 52 4 2 0 326.6 315 142 12 152 230 3.91 .252 .333 .326 .659
August 30 14 .682 70 70 1 0 0 446.6 405 149 21 208 358 3.00 .241 .325 .332 .657
Sep/Oct 36 29 .554 102 92 4 2 2 546.3 545 259 37 274 446 4.27 .258 .343 .359 .702
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2014 26 CAP VL P 29 29 211.0 14 25 4 1 .907 1.66    
2015 27 CAP VL P 36 36 257.7 12 31 4 2 .915 1.50    
2016 28 CAP VL P 35 35 251.0 13 35 4 1 .923 1.72    
2017 29 CAP VL P 35 35 210.7 6 19 3 2 .893 1.07    
2018 30 CAP VL P 31 31 189.0 11 21 3 1 .914 1.52    
2019 31 CAP VL P 38 38 216.7 10 18 1 1 .966 1.16    
2020 32 CAP VL P 37 37 207.7 12 27 2 3 .951 1.69    
2021 33 CAP VL P 38 38 221.3 11 18 2 1 .935 1.18    
2022 34 CAP VL P 37 37 228.3 12 27 2 3 .951 1.54    
2023 35 CAP VL P 37 37 219.0 11 30 1 2 .976 1.68    
2024 36 CAP VL P 33 33 194.0 12 32 5 4 .898 2.04    
2025 37 CAP VL P 34 24 153.0 6 20 1 1 .963 1.53    
Career Totals   420 410 2559.3 130 303 32 22 .931 1.52    
Career Highs   38 38 257.7 14 35 5 4 .976 2.04    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2014 26 CAP VL 0 4 .000 6 6 0 0 0 39.7 36 19 2 23 34 4.31 .245 .347 .354 .701
2016 28 CAP VL 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 18.7 22 11 2 6 12 5.31 .289 .341 .434 .776
2022 34 CAP VL 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 16.0 14 9 0 8 19 5.06 .230 .319 .311 .630
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 8 .200 12 12 0 0 0 74.3 72 39 4 37 65 4.72 .254 .340 .366 .706
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2014-2-2.09
2015-6-2.48
 Wins
2014-5-19
2015-5-20
2022-5-18
 Winning Pct
2014-1-.864
2022-4-.783
 Games Started
2015-8-36
2019-1-38
2020-6-37
2021-1-38
2022-2-37
2023-1-37
 Shutouts
2014-10-2
2015-9-2
 Innings Pitched
2015-7-257.7
2016-5-251.0
Hits Allowed
2022-8-232
2023-9-244
 Strikeouts
2015-8-205
2016-7-184
2020-9-178
2021-7-186
2022-8-167
CAR-50-1971
 Walks Allowed
2015-1-100
2016-2-108
2018-4-100
2020-2-121
2021-10-94
2022-7-109
2024-6-111
CAR-16-1159
 Hits per 9IP
2014-4-6.5
2015-4-6.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
2020-7-7.7
2021-7-7.6
 OAVG
2014-4-.199
2015-5-.200
OSLG
2014-1-.290
2015-1-.271
2016-3-.289
2018-7-.317
2020-10-.352
2024-5-.342
CAR-39-.340
 OOPS
2014-3-.557
2015-3-.553
2016-3-.605
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 68    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 42    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  5. Ryosei Atshushi (893)
  6. Mathew Cornwall (890)
  7. Donald Mays (888)
  8. William Cull Jr. (886)
  9. Jamar Lopez (881)
  10. Sammie Vansickle (878)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 78th overall pick, by Capital City in 2007
Injured on 4/13/2007 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 4/24/2008 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 5/28/2011 with a Inflamed Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/27/2011 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 10/1/2011 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
 
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