Jason Gurka vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Jason Gurka
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Gurka 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 9 and 2.167 for Jason Gurka. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Gurka and Ismael Valdez

Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
2.58
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
44.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
41.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Jason Gurka and Ismael Valdez

Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.79
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Gurka and Ismael Valdez

Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
505.06
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100