Nick Blackburn vs. Jose Valverde — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Valverde
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Nick Blackburn built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Valverde as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Valverde led in home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 142 vs 99). Nick Blackburn held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 97). Role difference aside, Jose Valverde holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Jose Valverde

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.88
43.88
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.96
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.77
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
9.88
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2646
37.78
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.42
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.64
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2328
33.24
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Jose Valverde

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.25
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.08
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.84
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.06
88.06
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Jose Valverde

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
145
7250
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
187800
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA