Barry Cort vs. Eduardo Valdés Pérez — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Barry Cort and Eduardo Valdés Pérez are fairly close on the surface numbers. Barry Cort posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.33 vs 10.8) and WHIP (1.438 vs 2.040). Eduardo Valdés Pérez had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.37). By the career numbers, Barry Cort had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.