Harry Eccles vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 4.71 and 1.143 for Harry Eccles. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Eccles and Fernando Valenzuela

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Harry Eccles and Fernando Valenzuela

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Eccles and Fernando Valenzuela

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0