Dewey Adkins vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey Adkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Fernando Valenzuela

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Fernando Valenzuela

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Fernando Valenzuela

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
991.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
260.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0