Dwight Gooden vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Dwight Gooden
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dwight Gooden a clear advantage over Ismael Valdez across the core pitching metrics. Dwight Gooden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 93). Ismael Valdez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 83). Dwight Gooden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dwight Gooden and Ismael Valdez

Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.38
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
1.32
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.51
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.36
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.62
88.62
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.22
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
3.51
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8402
27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2800.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2564
8.24
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.67
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
3.07
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
7.37
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11705
37.61
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7760
38.22
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
3.85
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
4.39
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.22
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.63
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10521
33.81
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Dwight Gooden and Ismael Valdez

Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.38
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
1.32
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8402
27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2800.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.72
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.63
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.36
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
2.19
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
2.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
95.01
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.62
88.62
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dwight Gooden and Ismael Valdez

Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
306.71
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
849
600
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
474
600
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
741
523.67
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
102.47
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
52
65.82
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
82.69
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
10.6
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.53
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.65
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.79
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.66
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.89
28.9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
10.35
13.1
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
137.1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.01
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
114.49
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
42.4
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.32
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
84.1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
36
45.57
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.18
27.69
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
1.4
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.89
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
95.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
6.29
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
60.07
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.19
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.59
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100