Ken Giles vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Ken Giles
MillenialNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Giles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Giles led in home run suppression (HR9+ 183 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 168 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 163 vs 93). Role difference aside, Ken Giles holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Giles and Ismael Valdez

Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
9.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.91
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.71
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1066
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
7.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.17
7.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.89
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
12.26
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.26
12.26
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.683
1.683
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.61
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
36.83
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7760
38.22
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.06
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
4.39
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1322
33.48
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.83
36.83
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Ken Giles and Ismael Valdez

Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
9.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1066
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.14
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.06
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Giles and Ismael Valdez

Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
505.06
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ken Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Ken Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100