Joe Ausanio vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Joe Ausanio
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Joe Ausanio 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 5.57 and 1.631 for Joe Ausanio. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Ausanio and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
9.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
40.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.631
1.631
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
35.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Ausanio and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Ausanio and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0