Framber
Valdez
PAge : 32Throws : L
#59
Framber Valdez
#59P
Detroit Tigers
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2018-08-21
Born in : Palenque, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 10 | 12 | 4.03 | 174.0 | 135 | 1.36 |
| 2025 | Houston Astros | 31 | 13 | 11 | 3.66 | 192.0 | 187 | 1.24 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 28 | 15 | 7 | 2.91 | 176.1 | 169 | 1.11 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 31 | 12 | 11 | 3.45 | 198.0 | 200 | 1.13 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 31 | 17 | 6 | 2.82 | 201.1 | 194 | 1.16 |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3.14 | 134.2 | 125 | 1.25 |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3.57 | 70.2 | 76 | 1.12 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 26 | 4 | 7 | 5.86 | 70.2 | 68 | 1.67 |
| 2018 | Houston Astros | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2.19 | 37.0 | 34 | 1.24 |
| Career totals | 219 | 91 | 64 | 3.46 | 1254.2 | 1188 | 1.23 | |
ContractDetroit Tigers payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 3 yrs · 2026–2027
- Total value
- 115.0 M$
- AAV
- 36.52 M$
2026
27.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
47.50 M$
Guaranteed
2028
35.00 M$
Player option
2029
40.00 M$
Mutual option
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.03
FIP
4.14
xFIP
4.13
ERA-
97
WHIP
1.36
K%
17.8 %
BB%
8.8 %
Strikeouts
135
Innings
174.0
Wins
10
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.9
Strikeouts
132
2026 WAR
2.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-13)
- 20234.4 WAR · 4.0 per full season
- 20243.6 WAR · 3.7 per full season
- 20254.0 WAR · 3.8 per full season
- 20262.0 WAR · 2.1 per full season
Outlook, age included
-28 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
77
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 78
- STF
- Stuff
- 70
- CTL
- Control
- 71
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 76
- STA
- Stamina
- 89
- DUR
- Durability
- 91
- EX
- Experience
- 78
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
2.0
#68 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
47 / 100
#88 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
5 / 100
Surplus $-17.0M · salary $36.5MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.14 · RA9-WAR: 2.2
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
94.7 mi/h
56th percentile
K%
17.8 %
20th percentile
BB%
8.8 %
36th percentile
xERA
4.38
41th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.321
41th percentile
Barrels allowed
5.5 %
91th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 2.0 | 47 | 77 | 94.7 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 4.38 | .321 |
| 2025 | HOU | 4.0 | 82 | 83 | 95.5 | 23.3 | 8.5 | 3.77 | .302 |
| 2024 | HOU | 3.6 | 87 | 82 | 94.8 | 24.0 | 7.8 | 3.44 | .292 |
| 2023 | HOU | 4.4 | 84 | 80 | 94.5 | 24.8 | 7.1 | 4.30 | .319 |
| 2022 | HOU | 4.4 | 85 | 80 | 94.1 | 23.5 | 8.1 | 3.27 | .285 |
| 2021 | HOU | 1.8 | 60 | 72 | 92.1 | 21.9 | 10.1 | 3.84 | .302 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs WSH | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4.03 |
| Sep 17 | @ CWS | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4.06 |
| Sep 11 | vs COL | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.01 |
| Sep 5 | @ CLE | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.17 |
| Aug 30 | vs LAD | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4.36 |
| Aug 24 | vs TB | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.35 |
| Aug 17 | @ PIT | 5.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.35 |
| Aug 12 | vs CLE | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.26 |
| Aug 6 | @ SEA | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.17 |
| Aug 1 | @ ATH | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4.41 |