Lefty Guise vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Lefty Guise
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Guise as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Guise posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.17 and WHIP 1.696 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Ismael Valdez. By the career numbers, Lefty Guise had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Guise and Ismael Valdez

Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.87
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
39.91
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
4.39
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
32.87
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Lefty Guise and Ismael Valdez

Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5482
27
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827.1
9
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Guise and Ismael Valdez

Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.82
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.35
13.1
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.01
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
1.4
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Lefty Guise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Lefty Guise
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100