Mike Bacsik vs. Raul Valdes — Career Comparison

Mike Bacsik
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Bacsik built a career as a starting pitcher and Raul Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Raul Valdes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 5.46 and 1.519 for Mike Bacsik. By the career numbers, Raul Valdes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Bacsik and Raul Valdes

Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
5.46
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.13
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
10.88
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.85
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.28
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.5
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.14
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.04
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
40
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
38.54
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.73
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.88
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.19
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
36.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
34.5
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Mike Bacsik and Raul Valdes

Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.71
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.42
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.15
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.21
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.13
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Bacsik and Raul Valdes

Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
3433.33
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
517.24
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
8.96
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-9.2
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA