Aubrey Gatewood vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Aubrey Gatewood
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Aubrey Gatewood as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aubrey Gatewood led in home run suppression (HR9+ 169 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 95). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 58). Role difference aside, Aubrey Gatewood holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aubrey Gatewood and Fernando Valenzuela

Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.12
19.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
178.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
8.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
3.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
37.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
34.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Aubrey Gatewood and Fernando Valenzuela

Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
178.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.12
19.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aubrey Gatewood and Fernando Valenzuela

Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
1036.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
572.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
11.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-8.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
313.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0