Framber Valdez
Starting Pitcher
#59
Rafters file
Framber Valdez
Framber Valdez rates 54/100 because the model is pricing 43.1 innings, 0 strikeouts, a 4.57 ERA, and a 1.41 WHIP for Detroit Tigers. Strongest inputs: STRIKEOUTS, COMMAND, RUN PREVENTION. Rafters call is Hold with the ticker waiting on a fresh movement signal. The caveat: availability is the main drag, no week-over-week lift yet.
2026 · pitching
Statistical Snapshot
2026 · pitching
| GP | GS | W | L | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | SV | HLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4.57 | 1.41 | 43.1 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Game Context
Career Snapshot
pitching · 2018–2026
| GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | 174 | 83 | 54 | .606 | — | 3.41 | 1.21 | 1124.0 | 1088 | 404 | 2.7 | 958 | 470 | 426 |
Postseason Pitching · 2020–2024
| GP | GS | W | L | W% | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.34 | 1.36 | 85.0 | 95 | 34 | 2.8 | 82 | 45 | 41 |
Opponent Batting · 2018–2026
| P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17100 | 4678 | 3.655 | .230 | .305 | .342 | .648 | 163 | 15 | 92 | 1427 | 416 | 62 | 14 | 30 | 1 |
Expanded Pitching · 2018–2026
| P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.3 | 15.2 | 8.7 | 110 | 9 | 3 | 1938 | 1185 | 1.6 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 85 | 7 | 808.0 |
Season by Season
pitching
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Houston Astros | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.1 | 2.19 | 1.24 | 37.0 | 34 | 24 | 1.4 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 26 | 8 | 4 | 7 | .364 | -0.6 | 5.86 | 1.67 | 70.2 | 68 | 44 | 1.5 | 74 | 51 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.2 | 3.57 | 1.12 | 70.2 | 76 | 16 | 4.8 | 63 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.5 | 3.14 | 1.25 | 134.2 | 125 | 58 | 2.2 | 110 | 52 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 31 | 31 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 3.7 | 2.82 | 1.16 | 201.1 | 194 | 67 | 2.9 | 166 | 71 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 31 | 31 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.1 | 3.45 | 1.13 | 198.0 | 200 | 57 | 3.5 | 166 | 86 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 28 | 28 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 4.5 | 2.91 | 1.11 | 176.1 | 169 | 55 | 3.1 | 140 | 60 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Astros | 31 | 31 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.8 | 3.66 | 1.24 | 192.0 | 187 | 68 | 2.8 | 171 | 82 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.2 | 4.57 | 1.41 | 43.1 | 35 | 15 | 2.3 | 46 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason Pitching
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.0 | 1.88 | 1.00 | 24.0 | 26 | 10 | 2.6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.0 | 7.78 | 1.83 | 19.2 | 16 | 8 | 2.0 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 1.44 | 0.88 | 25.0 | 33 | 8 | 4.1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.0 | 9.00 | 2.08 | 12.0 | 17 | 6 | 2.8 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.0 | 6.23 | 2.08 | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponent Batting
| Season | Team | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Houston Astros | 633 | 154 | 4.110 | .175 | .325 | .270 | .595 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 1175 | 329 | 3.571 | .267 | .371 | .419 | .790 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 116 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 1049 | 288 | 3.642 | .240 | .293 | .342 | .635 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | 2090 | 572 | 3.654 | .220 | .313 | .327 | .641 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 164 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 3018 | 827 | 3.649 | .223 | .296 | .305 | .600 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 227 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 2952 | 808 | 3.653 | .228 | .290 | .365 | .656 | 37 | 3 | 19 | 266 | 80 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 2598 | 703 | 3.696 | .221 | .287 | .323 | .610 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 205 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Astros | 2891 | 802 | 3.605 | .238 | .308 | .358 | .667 | 33 | 4 | 15 | 257 | 72 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 694 | 195 | 3.559 | .261 | .333 | .386 | .720 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Expanded Pitching
| Season | Team | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Houston Astros | 85.4 | 17.1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.6 | 65 | 27 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.0 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 76.1 | 16.6 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43.9 | 132 | 81 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38.0 |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 96.3 | 14.8 | 9.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55.8 | 115 | 76 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 63.0 |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | 95.0 | 15.5 | 8.4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 56.4 | 266 | 112 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 117.0 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 97.4 | 15.0 | 8.7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 59.0 | 374 | 181 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 160.0 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 95.2 | 14.9 | 9.1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 57.3 | 298 | 242 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 140.0 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 92.8 | 14.7 | 8.6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.8 | 292 | 181 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 125.0 |
| 2025 | Houston Astros | 93.3 | 15.1 | 8.8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 55.3 | 321 | 219 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 108.0 |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 86.8 | 16.0 | 7.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | 75 | 66 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39.0 |
Latest News
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Framber Valdez suspended for throwing at Trevor Story
The Tigers starter will miss time after hitting the Red Sox shortstop in a benches-clearing incident Tuesday.
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Framber Valdez accepts 5-game suspension for throwing at Trevor Story
The Tigers pitcher will miss time after hitting the Red Sox shortstop Tuesday night. Framber Valdez has accepted a five-game suspension for hitting Trevor Story in the shoulder Tuesday night, which sparked a benches-clearing incident. Valdez will be unavailable for…
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Framber Valdez suspended for hit-by-pitch incident vs. Red Sox
The Tigers pitcher faces a league-issued ban after drilling Trevor Story. Detroit pitcher Framber Valdez has been suspended by MLB following a hit-by-pitch that struck Boston's Trevor Story. The Tigers will need to adjust rotation depth while Valdez serves the…
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Framber Valdez ejected for hitting Trevor Story; benches clear
The Tigers pitcher was thrown out in a Tigers-Red Sox bench-clearing incident. Framber Valdez was ejected for plunking Trevor Story, clearing the benches in a Tigers-Red Sox game. Valdez entered the night at 3.35 ERA but allowed the incident to…
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