Felix Escalona vs. Fermín Valdés — Career Comparison

Felix Escalona
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fermín Valdés
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanPollock's Cuban StarsEast-West LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Felix Escalona and Fermín Valdés are closely matched on the surface stats. Felix Escalona posted stronger numbers in OPS (.543 vs .510) and slugging (.282 vs .244). Fermín Valdés had the advantage in batting average (.215 vs .209). By the career numbers, Felix Escalona had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Felix Escalona and Fermín Valdés

Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
223.01
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
67
150.56
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
600
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
206
546.9
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
552.81
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
43
114.16
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
119.1
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
30
79.65
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
103.37
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.73
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.51
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.73
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.28
43.22
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.28
38.83
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
153.98
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
134.83
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
58
153.98
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
157.3
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.1
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
53.93
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.51
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
44.94
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
33
87.61
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
98.88
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
15.74
41.8
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.75
44.39
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.89
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.49
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.93
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
33.71
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
56
148.67
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.25
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
4.04
4.04
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
267
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.99
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.99
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.55
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.99
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 600 PA
80
80
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Felix Escalona and Fermín Valdés

Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.1
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.9
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.1
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
27
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
539.1
9
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.79
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.33
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.87
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.14
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.84
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
5.72
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
4.66
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
5.47
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.488
3.488
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.985
4.985
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.5
67.5
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Felix Escalona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.75
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.42
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Escalona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0