Dave Anderson vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ismael Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.45 and 1.670 for Dave Anderson. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Anderson and Ismael Valdez

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.78
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.45
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.6
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.43
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.35
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
42.21
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
7.78
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
37.3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Ismael Valdez

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.12
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.36
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.619
2.619
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Ismael Valdez

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
193.85
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
9.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.32
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
45.57
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-10.93
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100