Matt Anderson vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 76). Role difference aside, Matt Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
33.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
257
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0