Hector Ambriz vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Hector Ambriz
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Hector Ambriz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 49), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 68), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 72). Hector Ambriz held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Fernando Valenzuela.

Pitching Stats for Hector Ambriz and Fernando Valenzuela

Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
8.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
11.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
7.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
41.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.679
1.679
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
36.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Hector Ambriz and Fernando Valenzuela

Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
8.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hector Ambriz and Fernando Valenzuela

Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Hector Ambriz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Hector Ambriz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0