Sammy Curran vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Sammy Curran
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Sammy Curran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sammy Curran posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.35 and WHIP 0.900 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Ismael Valdez. By the career numbers, Sammy Curran had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sammy Curran and Ismael Valdez

Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
2.58
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7760
38.22
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
4.39
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Sammy Curran and Ismael Valdez

Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sammy Curran and Ismael Valdez

Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
154.43
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100