Joe Fontenot vs. Cesar Valdez — Career Comparison

Joe Fontenot
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cesar Valdez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and Cesar Valdez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cesar Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.11 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 6.33 and 1.805 for Joe Fontenot. By the career numbers, Cesar Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Fontenot and Cesar Valdez

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.48
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.33
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
6.11
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.11
6.11
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.81
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
11.33
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.33
11.33
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.22
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.05
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
5.06
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.31
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
43.03
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
40.58
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.57
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
7.17
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
6.83
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.781
1.781
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
36.91
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
37.13
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.349
0.349
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.58
40.58

Fielding Stats for Joe Fontenot and Cesar Valdez

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.9
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Fontenot and Cesar Valdez

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
10350
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.03
-56.33
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA