Brian Anderson vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Brian Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Brian Anderson and 95 for Fernando Valenzuela, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Fernando Valenzuela gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
2.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
641.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
288
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
255
531.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.25
17.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
102.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
89.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
31.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
5.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
118.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.05
5.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
45.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0