Brett Graves vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Brett Graves
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Brett Graves as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ismael Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.4 and 1.650 for Brett Graves. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brett Graves and Ismael Valdez

Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.67
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
11.07
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
5.67
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
39.96
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.32
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.94
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.89
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.7
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
35.64
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Brett Graves and Ismael Valdez

Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.67
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.89
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.89
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Graves and Ismael Valdez

Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
154.43
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100