2022 Stats
W-L
3-2
ERA
2.68
WHIP
1.26
K
39
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Valdez overcame a finger injury that delayed his season debut, but he produced familiar results once he found his rhythm. He induced a 70.3% groundball rate, which helped him limit his home run rate to 0.8 HR/9. He'll need to maintain that carrying skill, as his 26.4 K% in 2020 predictably regressed due to a static swinging strike rate of 10.2% with a resulting 21.9 K%. While a contact-heavy approach carries plenty of risk, it did help Valdez work deep into games as he completed at least seven innings in eight of his 22 starts - a standout trait in the modern game. Moving forward, there isn't much room to expect Valdez to improve upon his 3.14 ERA in 2021, and instead it appears much more likely that mark regresses. Even so, his skillset should allow him to rack up plenty of volume and his strong team context should put him in the position to rack up wins. Read Past Outlooks
Tallies third win
Valdez (3-2) allowed one earned run on six hits and two walks while striking out seven to earn the win Thursday against the Rangers.
ANALYSIS
Valdez surrendered his lone earned run in the first inning. From there, he allowed only three runners to reach scoring position while turning in his fifth consecutive quality start. While Valdez has only 39 strikeouts across 47 innings this season, he has maintained a 65.7 percent groundball rate. The end result has been a 2.68 ERA.
Valdez surrendered his lone earned run in the first inning. From there, he allowed only three runners to reach scoring position while turning in his fifth consecutive quality start. While Valdez has only 39 strikeouts across 47 innings this season, he has maintained a 65.7 percent groundball rate. The end result has been a 2.68 ERA.
Pitching Stats
Loading Pitching Stats...
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2022 MLB Game Log
Loading Pitching Game Log...
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Pitching Game Log...
Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
99
How many pitches does Framber Valdez generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Framber Valdez generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-5%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .235 | 60 | 22 | 42 | 3 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .225 | 180 | 71 | 171 | 15 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .241 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .228 | 31 | 14 | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .225 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .219 | 99 | 46 | 92 | 9 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .243 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .238 | 50 | 11 | 46 | 5 | |||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | |||||||
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-23%
ERA on Road
2022
-67%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 3.66 | 1.35 | 110.2 | 9.9 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 2.80 | 1.11 | 141.2 | 7.5 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.67 | 1.73 | 17.1 | 8.8 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2022Away | 1.52 | 0.98 | 29.2 | 6.7 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.45 | 1.37 | 62.2 | 9.8 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2021Away | 2.88 | 1.14 | 72.0 | 7.1 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2020Home | 3.52 | 1.08 | 30.2 | 10.9 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2020Away | 3.60 | 1.15 | 40.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 | ||||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | ||||||||
Stat Review
How does Framber Valdez compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.05K/9
7.5BB/9
3.6HR/9
0.2Fastball
94.0 mphERA
2.68WHIP
1.26BABIP
.294GB/FB
7.58Left On Base
76.4%Exit Velocity
83.3 mphBarrels/BBE
1.1%Spin Rate
2285 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.9%Swinging Strike
10.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
Loading Advanced Pitching Stats...
Defensive Stats
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Stats Vs Today's Lineup
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Framber Valdez
Todd Zola ranks the week's starting pitching as we've reached the point where fantasy owners must decide whether to continue to stream pitchers.
Todd Zola examines the league-wide stolen-base environment and identifies some speedy players who could be valuable as streaming options, including Andres Gimenez.
Walter Hand offers his best bets and player props to target for today's MLB action. Visit RotoWire for more free MLB bets every day of the baseball season.
Kevin Payne looks over Thursday's small slate and thinks Julio Rodriguez and the Mariners could provide an affordable stack against the Red Sox.
Todd Zola ranks the week's starting pitching as warming weather is contributing to more scoring. Sugar Shane McClanahan only has one start, but still tops the AL rankings.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
2019
Valdez stepped up in a huge way in the absences of Justin Verlander and Jose Urquidy, ascending to previously unforeseen new heights. Valdez was stellar over his 11 regular-season appearances (10 starts) with a 2.85 FIP over 70.2 innings, and continued to shine throughout the postseason, even earning the Game 1 nod over Zack Greinke in the ALCS. The lefty had a 1.88 ERA and 26:10 K:BB over 24 playoff innings. Don't kick yourself if you did not see this breakout coming. Valdez showed flashes in 2018 but had an ugly 13.4 BB% in 2019 before suddenly finding his control and shaving his walk rate to just 5.6% while adding nearly six percentage points to his strikeout rate. With his heavy sinker-curveball approach, Valdez does a good job keeping the ball on the ground (career 62.8 GB%), but he had a very favorable schedule last season and it's fair to wonder how much of the control gains he might give back.
More Fantasy News
Cruises to second win
Valdez (2-2) picked up the win Friday against the Nationals, allowing one run on seven hits across 7.2 innings while striking out six and walking a pair.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Scatters nine hits
Valdez allowed two earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings Saturday against the Tigers. He did not factor into the decision.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Charged with loss Sunday
Valdez (1-2) allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out two in 6.1 innings to take the loss in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Pitches well in no-decision
Valdez allowed one run (none earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out five across six innings Monday against the Rangers. He did not factor into the decision.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Falls apart in fifth inning
Valdez (1-1) took the loss after allowing six runs on eight hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 4.1 innings in Tuesday's 7-2 loss against the Angels.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.