Cal Browning vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Cal Browning
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Cal Browning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ismael Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 40.5 and 9.000 for Cal Browning. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Browning and Ismael Valdez

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.39
86.39
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
67.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.5
67.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.15
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
108
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
94.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
108
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Cal Browning and Ismael Valdez

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Browning and Ismael Valdez

Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
505.06
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100