Chris Hammond vs. Cesar Valdez — Career Comparison

Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cesar Valdez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Cesar Valdez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 6.11 and 1.643 for Cesar Valdez. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hammond and Cesar Valdez

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
6.11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
11.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.1
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.7
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.31
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
40.58
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.57
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.83
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
37.13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58

Fielding Stats for Chris Hammond and Cesar Valdez

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hammond and Cesar Valdez

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
931.47
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
10350
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
201.4
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA