Bud Anderson vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Bud Anderson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Bud Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 95). Role difference aside, Bud Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
8.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
34.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0