Stan Ferens vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Stan Ferens
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Ferens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Ferens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.497 compared to 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. By the career numbers, Stan Ferens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Ferens and Faustino Valdés

Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.04
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.66
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.18
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
10.09
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.96
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.92
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.15
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.791
0.791
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
39.96
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.22
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.4
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Stan Ferens and Faustino Valdés

Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153.2
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Ferens and Faustino Valdés

Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
636
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
45
540
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
13.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
108
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
13
156
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100