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Ismael (Alvarez) Valdez

First name: Ismael

Last name: Valdez

Birthdate: 1973-08-21

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 123595

Retro ID: valdi001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1994LAN0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1995LAN0.90.00.9-0.20.00.80
1996LAN1.10.01.10.10.40.71
1997LAN0.80.00.8-0.10.20.71
1998LAN0.80.00.80.60.80.02
1999LAN0.80.00.80.00.30.61
2000LAN0.20.00.20.00.10.10
2000CHN0.20.00.20.30.4-0.21
2001ANA0.10.00.10.00.00.00
2002TEX0.00.00.00.00.00.00
2003TEX0.10.00.10.00.00.00
2004FLO0.20.00.20.10.20.01
2004SDN0.50.00.50.30.40.11
2005FLO0.20.00.20.00.10.10
Career5.90.05.91.02.83.08

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1994LAN2-1-100000000-19.7-0.10.00.0-0.10
1995LAN70-13-120-1000009-49.4-0.40.00.0-0.40
1996LAN84-12-110-20000011-29.1-0.20.00.0-0.20
1997LAN67-11-100-1000009-29.3-0.20.00.0-0.20
1998LAN59-6-60002000849.10.40.00.00.40
1999LAN69-13-12100000010-110.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
2000LAN13-2-200000002010.00.00.00.00.00
2000CHN200000000003310.60.30.00.00.30
2001ANA5-1-10000000109.50.00.00.00.00
2002TEX4-1-100000001010.90.00.00.00.00
2003TEX6-1-100000001011.20.00.00.00.00
2004FLO18-1-10000000219.40.10.00.00.10
2004SDN41-4-40000000629.70.20.00.00.20
2005FLO16-2-20000000209.60.00.00.00.00
Career474-68-641-402000650-0.00.00.00.00

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1994 LAN NL 21 1.5 28.3 10 14 1 1.35 9.4 -0.33 -0.01 2 1.35 2 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.5 3
1995 LAN NL 33 8.9 197.7 76 94 3 5.99 8.9 0.11 -0.01 17 1.01 17 1.9 6.3 2.5 3.7 19
1996 LAN NL 33 9.9 225.0 94 110 -2 6.82 9.0 0.14 -0.01 22 1.00 22 2.4 7.7 2.3 4.8 23
1997 LAN NL 30 8.7 196.7 68 94 5 6.56 8.8 0.13 -0.01 23 1.00 23 2.6 6.6 2.2 4.0 20
1998 LAN NL 27 7.7 174.0 82 85 0 6.44 9.4 0.11 -0.01 5 1.00 5 0.5 4.5 3.1 2.3 14
1999 LAN NL 32 9.2 203.3 97 106 1 6.35 9.7 0.09 -0.01 10 1.00 10 1.0 5.3 3.9 2.6 16
2000 CHN NL 12 2.9 67.0 40 38 2 5.58 10.8 0.14 0.00 -3 1.00 -3 -0.3 1.1 1.9 0.2 3
2000 LAN NL 9 1.8 40.0 29 19 -3 4.44 9.9 0.12 0.00 -7 0.98 -7 -0.7 0.2 1.6 -0.3 1
2001 ANA AL 27 7.4 163.7 82 90 0 6.06 10.1 0.16 0.00 10 1.00 10 1.0 4.3 3.1 2.1 13
2002 SEA AL 8 2.2 49.3 29 25 -1 6.16 10.0 0.21 0.00 -2 1.00 -2 -0.2 0.9 1.3 0.3 3
2002 TEX AL 23 6.6 146.7 65 83 5 6.38 10.1 0.21 0.00 17 1.00 17 1.7 4.9 1.7 3.0 15
2003 TEX AL 22 5.3 115.0 83 67 -3 5.23 11.2 0.18 0.00 -10 1.00 -10 -0.9 1.9 3.3 0.4 6
2004 FLO NL 11 2.5 56.0 30 26 2 5.09 9.6 0.14 0.00 -5 1.00 -5 -0.5 0.8 1.8 0.0 2
2004 SDN NL 23 5.2 114.0 75 52 -1 4.96 9.8 0.14 0.00 -20 0.98 -20 -2.1 0.4 4.8 -1.1 1
2005 FLO NL 14 2.1 50.7 32 25 -2 3.62 9.8 0.04 -0.08 -5 0.85 -5 -0.5 0.6 1.6 0.0 2
Career 325 81.9 1827.4 892 928 7 54 54 6.1 46.5 35.7 22.5 141

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1994 LAN 9 1.0 1
1995 LAN 41 1.0 1
1996 LAN 40 0.0 0
1997 LAN 38 1.0 1
1998 LAN 32 1.0 1
1999 LAN 37 1.0 1
2000 CHN 10 0.0 0
2000 LAN 5 -1.0 -1
2001 ANA 39 4.0 4
2002 SEA 15 2.0 2
2002 TEX 22 1.0 1
2003 TEX 26 1.0 1
2004 FLO 5 -1.0 -1
2004 SDN 19 -1.0 -1
2005 FLO 11 0.0 0
349 10.0 10

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1995LAN0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1996LAN0.00.00.0-0.2-0.20.2-1
Career0.00.00.0-0.3-0.30.3-1

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1995LAN3-1-100000000-110.1-0.10.00.0-0.10
1996LAN2-1-100000000-16.3-0.20.00.0-0.20
Career5-2-200000000-2--0.30.00.0-0.30

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1995 LAN MLB 1 0.4 7.0 2 3 0 7.00 8.4 0.16 0.00 1 1.00 1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 1
1996 LAN MLB 1 0.3 6.3 3 3 1 6.30 9.8 0.16 0.00 -1 1.00 -1 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0
Career 2 0.7 13.3 5 6 1 0 0 0 0.3 0.3 0.2 1

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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