Luis Ayala vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala led in run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 74), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 126). Role difference aside, Luis Ayala holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Ismael Valdez

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.51
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
2.58
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7760
38.22
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
4.39
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.7
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Ismael Valdez

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.6
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Ismael Valdez

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
505.06
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.82
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.66
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.35
13.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
1.4
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
77.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100