Raúl Valdés
Full name: Raúl Valdés González
Also known as: Raul · Raúl Valdés
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Left
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
- Born
- 1977-11-27 · Havana
- Debut
- 2010-04-11
Raúl Valdés is a Cuban baseball player, born on 27 November 1977 in Havana. His full name is recorded as Raúl Valdés González. He batted and threw left-handed.
The record here covers 11 seasons in the American League, National League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1996 and 2014. Most of that was with La Habana, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for Houston Astros, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. He appears in 3 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 52 wins against 58 losses, an earned run average of 3.60, and 729 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 2.79, in 1997-98 (145.1 IP). His most wins in a season was 15, in 1998-99.
Career summary
- Seasons 11 (1996–2014)
- Leagues American League, National League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsHouston Astros, La Habana, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
- ERA 3.60
· Innings 914.2
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New York Mets | National League | 38 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .400 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| 2011 | New York Yankees | American League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | Houston Astros | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career total | — | National League | 97 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .385 | .385 | .538 | .923 |
| Career total | — | American League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 3 | 4.06 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 44.1 | 58 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 1.830 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 3 | 1.06 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34.0 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | .910 |
| 1997-98 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 9 | 2.79 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 145.1 | 109 | 50 | 45 | 3 | 53 | 120 | 1.110 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.750 |
| 1998-99 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15 | 7 | 3.64 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 168.0 | 193 | 77 | 68 | 6 | 49 | 111 | 1.440 |
| 1999-00 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 13 | 3.58 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 150.2 | 160 | 60 | 60 | 5 | 41 | 125 | 1.330 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21.2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 1.380 |
| 2000-01 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 8 | 3.12 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 161.1 | 166 | 73 | 56 | 10 | 46 | 159 | 1.310 |
| 2001-02 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 11 | 4.31 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 163.0 | 172 | 93 | 78 | 12 | 59 | 119 | 1.420 |
| 2010 | New York Mets | National League | 3 | 3 | 4.91 | 38 | 1 | — | 1 | 58.2 | 59 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 27 | 56 | 1.466 |
| 2011 | New York Yankees | American League | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.500 |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1.875 |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 3 | 2 | 2.90 | 27 | 1 | — | 0 | 31.0 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35 | .742 |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 1 | 1 | 7.46 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 | 35.0 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 1.429 |
| 2014 | Houston Astros | National League | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2.182 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 52 | 58 | 3.60 | 146 | — | — | 1 | 914.2 | 937 | 423 | 366 | 42 | 308 | 729 | 1.360 |
| Career total | — | National League | 7 | 7 | 5.25 | 97 | 3 | — | 2 | 133.2 | 130 | 79 | 78 | 19 | 47 | 139 | 1.324 |
| Career total | — | American League | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.500 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44.1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 145.1 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 3 | .956 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 168.0 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 150.2 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 4 | .981 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 21.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 161.1 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 163.0 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 4 | .977 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 914.1 | 33 | 241 | 8 | 19 | .972 | 282 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was Raúl Valdés born?
Raúl Valdés was born on 1977-11-27 in Havana.
Which teams did Raúl Valdés play for?
Raúl Valdés appears for Houston Astros, La Habana, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals across 11 recorded seasons.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
