Jose Diaz vs. Sergio Valdez — Career Comparison

Jose Diaz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sergio Valdez
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sergio Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sergio Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.06 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 9.39 and 2.609 for Jose Diaz. By the career numbers, Sergio Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Diaz and Sergio Valdez

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
5.06
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.91
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
9.87
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.37
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.24
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
5.65
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.52
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
51.65
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
39.4
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.83
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.77
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.609
2.609
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
37.57
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
35.33
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Jose Diaz and Sergio Valdez

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.86
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.07
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.08
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.93
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Diaz and Sergio Valdez

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
1933.33
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
600
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
7.22
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.62
-10.27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
233.33
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA