Steve Avery vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Steve Avery a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Steve Avery led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 101). Steve Avery was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Fernando Valenzuela

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Fernando Valenzuela

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Fernando Valenzuela

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0