Bobby Ayala vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Bobby Ayala
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Bobby Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Ayala led in strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 85). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bobby Ayala.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Ayala and Fernando Valenzuela

Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
4.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
3.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
8.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2537
39.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
5.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2210
34.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bobby Ayala and Fernando Valenzuela

Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.96
86.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Ayala and Fernando Valenzuela

Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
7164.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
2.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.02
-35.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
229.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0