Arnold Earley vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Arnold Earley
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Earley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arnold Earley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.584 compared to 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. By the career numbers, Arnold Earley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arnold Earley and Faustino Valdés

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.48
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
9.44
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
4.34
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.32
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
40.95
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
40.5
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.01
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
5.66
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.43
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Arnold Earley and Faustino Valdés

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.46
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.29
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.03
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arnold Earley and Faustino Valdés

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
2306.9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
22.18
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
124.14
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
14.83
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
28
289.66
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100