Pete Appleton vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton 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 4.3 and 1.466 for Pete Appleton. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Ismael Valdez

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
4.3
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
9.36
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.6
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
39.79
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
5.26
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4532
35.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Ismael Valdez

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5482
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827.1
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Ismael Valdez

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
522.34
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
394
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
52
65.82
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.39
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.66
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
10.35
13.1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.32
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
36
45.57
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
1.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
100.51
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100