Rick Aguilera vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Rick Aguilera
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
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 Rick Aguilera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Aguilera led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 87). Role difference aside, Rick Aguilera holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Aguilera and Fernando Valenzuela

Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.5
51.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
3.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
8.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
7.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.069
1.069
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5391
37.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
3.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4919
34.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Rick Aguilera and Fernando Valenzuela

Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Aguilera and Fernando Valenzuela

Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
2746.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
139
518.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
28
104.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
22
81.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
37.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
149.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
126.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
11
40.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
36.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
137.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0