Luis Ayala vs. Raul Valdes — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Luis Ayala a clear advantage over Raul Valdes across the core pitching metrics. Luis Ayala led in run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 64), home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 65), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 129). Raul Valdes held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 81). Luis Ayala was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Raul Valdes

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
6.61
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.85
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.28
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
5.96
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
38.54
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.73
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.19
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
34.5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Raul Valdes

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
6.61
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.15
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.35
99.35
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Raul Valdes

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
103
3433.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
494.12
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
47.43
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.62
57.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA