Matt Grace vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Matt Grace
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Grace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Grace led in home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 126), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 87). Ismael Valdez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 72). Role difference aside, Matt Grace holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Grace and Ismael Valdez

Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
9.19
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.57
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
10.05
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.02
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.59
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
6.8
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
39.18
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
4.97
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.86
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.7
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
35.48
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Matt Grace and Ismael Valdez

Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
9.19
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.52
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.32
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Grace and Ismael Valdez

Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
9927.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-27.17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
154.43
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100