Larry Anderson vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Larry Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican 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 Larry Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.66 and 1.790 for Larry Anderson. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
10.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
41.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.694
1.694
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
35.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.59
41.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Larry Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0