Win Ballou vs. Marc Valdes — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Marc Valdes
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou built a career as a starting pitcher and Marc Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marc Valdes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.628 compared to 5.11 and 1.717 for Win Ballou. By the career numbers, Marc Valdes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Marc Valdes

Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.74
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.11
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.95
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
10.87
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
10.09
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.59
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.24
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.85
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
40.95
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
41.11
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.26
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
6.12
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.82
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
36.23
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
35.44
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Marc Valdes

Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250.2
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.368
0.368
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.28
15.28
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Marc Valdes

Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
1878.26
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
11.37
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
8.2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-18.98
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-10.07
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA