James Atkins vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Atkins and Fernando Valenzuela are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fernando Valenzuela had the edge in WHIP (1.343 vs 1.733). By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Fernando Valenzuela

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Fernando Valenzuela

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Fernando Valenzuela

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0