Rudy Arroyo vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arroyo 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 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Ismael Valdez

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Ismael Valdez

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Ismael Valdez

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
154.43
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100