Mark Gardner vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Mark Gardner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Gardner and Ismael Valdez are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 91 for Mark Gardner and 93 for Ismael Valdez, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 88 and 87 respectively. If forced to pick, Mark Gardner gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Mark Gardner and Ismael Valdez

Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.76
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.71
79.71
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
4.56
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5294
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1752
8.94
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.21
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.15
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
3.2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1256
6.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7540
38.45
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
4.9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.34
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.48
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6708
34.21
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Mark Gardner and Ismael Valdez

Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.76
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5294
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.03
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.59
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.56
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.71
79.71
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Gardner and Ismael Valdez

Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
356.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
600
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
474
600
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
515.45
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
63.16
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
57.05
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.06
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.11
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.47
10.66
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
73.34
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
83.53
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
43.8
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.77
-2.82
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.07
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.3
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
206
209.85
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
154.43
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
61
62.14
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.59
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100