NAME     : Ismael Valdes
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Mexico
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/21/1973
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"4
  WEIGHT   : 225
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,370,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 54
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 3
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.79  1  2  0   3  3  14.0  17   9   9   1   8 
  At Home       10.13  0  2  0   2  2   8.0  15   9   9   0   6 
  Away           0.00  1  0  0   1  1   6.0   2   0   0   1   2 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  May            0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  June           2.25  1  1  0   2  2  12.0  10   3   3   1   8 
  July          27.00  0  1  0   1  1   2.0   7   6   6   0   0 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1994   3.21  3  1  0  21  0   0  28.0  10  10  28  LAN
  1995   3.06 13 11  1  33  6   2 197.0  67  51 150  LAN
  1996   3.32 15  7  0  33  0   0 225.0  83  54 173  LAN
  1997   2.66 10 11  0  30  0   0 196.0  58  47 140  LAN
  1998   3.98 11 10  0  27  2   2 174.0  77  66 122  LAN
  1999   3.99  9 14  0  32  2   1 203.0  90  58 143  LAN
  2000   5.64  2  7  0  21  0   0 107.0  67  40  74  CHN,LAN
  2001   4.47  9 13  0  27  1   0 163.0  81  50 100  ANA
  2002   5.65  0  2  0   3  0   0  14.1   9   6   5  ANA,TEX,HOU
 
  Total ERA   : 3.75
  Total Wins  : 73
  Total Losses: 78
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 5
  Total CG    : 11
  Total K's   : 943
  Total BB's  : 383
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 4/20/2002 with a Spasms Back, out for 5 weeks... Traded from Texas to Houston on 6/24/2002... Injured on 5/13/2003 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days...