2025 Stats
W-L
6-4
ERA
3.07
WHIP
1.06
K
84
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Valdez has settled in as the ace of Houston's staff over the past few years, and that trend continued in 2024 as he posted a 2.91 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 169:55 K:BB across 176.1 innings. A 3.36 xERA and 3.08 xFIP indicate he may have been a bit fortunate with the results, but those numbers are still strong and aren't anything to be concerned about. The left-hander's 16.2 percent K-BB% is solid if not a bit underwhelming for a pitcher of his caliber, as he continues to rely on inducing grounders (60.6 percent groundball rate). Valdez's recent track record of availability and effectiveness give him a strong floor, but his ceiling is more limited than the top-tier fantasy pitchers due to the lower strikeout totals. Read Past Outlooks
Fans 11 in win
Valdez (6-4) allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out 11 in seven innings of work during Thursday's 8-2 win over the Pirates.
ANALYSIS
Valdez turned in one of his best pitching performances of the season Thursday, striking out a season-high 11 batters on the way to the win. The 31-year-old has been dominant as of late, notching six straight performances of at least six innings and allowing three runs or fewer. Over that stretch he has a 1.84 ERA in 44 innings pitched with 47 strikeouts. The left-hander's next scheduled start is a favorable home matchup with the White Sox on Wednesday.
Valdez turned in one of his best pitching performances of the season Thursday, striking out a season-high 11 batters on the way to the win. The 31-year-old has been dominant as of late, notching six straight performances of at least six innings and allowing three runs or fewer. Over that stretch he has a 1.84 ERA in 44 innings pitched with 47 strikeouts. The left-hander's next scheduled start is a favorable home matchup with the White Sox on Wednesday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
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Last 10 Games
93
Last 5 Games
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-17%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .236 | 93 | 23 | 65 | 8 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .219 | 360 | 116 | 304 | 30 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .244 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .202 | 70 | 23 | 52 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .252 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .214 | 135 | 50 | 113 | 11 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .220 | 45 | 14 | 27 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .230 | 155 | 43 | 139 | 14 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-21%
ERA at Home
2025
-43%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 2.82 | 1.05 | 239.0 | 9.1 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.55 | 1.17 | 220.1 | 8.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.20 | 1.05 | 41.0 | 7.9 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.89 | 1.07 | 44.0 | 9.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.53 | 1.05 | 96.0 | 9.2 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.36 | 1.17 | 80.1 | 8.0 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.35 | 1.05 | 102.0 | 9.4 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.56 | 1.21 | 96.0 | 8.7 | 3.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Framber Valdez compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.11K/9
8.9BB/9
2.9HR/9
0.6Fastball
94.1 mphERA
3.07WHIP
1.06BABIP
.268GB/FB
2.98Left On Base
74.8%Exit Velocity
83.7 mphBarrels/BBE
4.7%Spin Rate
2315 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.0%Swinging Strike
11.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Valdez has worked the fifth-most innings of any starting pitcher over the past two seasons trailing only Alcantara, Cole, Webb, and Mikolas. The lefty has returned three consecutive seasons of double digit wins, strong ratios, and a voluminous strikeout total and even threw in a no-hitter this season against Cleveland. Valdez was 9-7 with a 3.07 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP after completing that no-hitter on August 1st but was just 3-4 with a 4.29 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP from then on, which does not even include his very disappointing postseason where he allowed 12 earned runs and lost all three of his starts. Valdez absolutely brings the volume you want from a high-draft pick/cost starting pitcher, but he lacks the elite velocity or K-BB% that fantasy managers like to see from foundational pitchers. His extreme groundball tendencies minmize some of that risk, and the run support in Houston continues to be plentiful. 2022 was his peak, but something between it and 2023 is very possible.
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Goes distance for fifth win
Valdez (5-4) picked up the win Friday, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over nine innings in a 2-1 victory over the Rays. He struck out nine.
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Logs quality start in win
Valdez (4-4) earned the win against the Mariners on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts over six innings.
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Strikes out eight in win
Valdez (3-4) earned the win against the Rangers on Sunday, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk with eight strikeouts over seven innings.
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Starting series finale
Valdez will start Sunday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Highly efficient in no-decision
Valdez didn't factor into the decision Tuesday against the Royals after allowing one run on six hits and one walk in eight innings. He struck out seven.
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Extension talks haven't occurred
Valdez said Thursday that the Astros have not approached him or his representation regarding a contract extension, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Valdez noted that he is open to discussing a long-term deal should the Astros want to talk, but at this point it doesn't appear as though that's in the cards. Houston has never guaranteed a starting pitcher more than $85 million, which is a figure Valdez might be able to at least double next offseason. No left-hander has thrown more innings since 2021 than Valdez, who became a full-time starter that year.
Valdez noted that he is open to discussing a long-term deal should the Astros want to talk, but at this point it doesn't appear as though that's in the cards. Houston has never guaranteed a starting pitcher more than $85 million, which is a figure Valdez might be able to at least double next offseason. No left-hander has thrown more innings since 2021 than Valdez, who became a full-time starter that year.