Kyle Farnsworth vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle Farnsworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. By the career numbers, Kyle Farnsworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Faustino Valdés

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.36
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
34.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Faustino Valdés

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Faustino Valdés

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100