Rich Hand vs. Marc Valdes — Career Comparison

Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Marc Valdes
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Hand built a career as a starting pitcher and Marc Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marc Valdes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 83). Rich Hand held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 66). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Marc Valdes.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hand and Marc Valdes

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.01
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.95
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.35
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.09
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.96
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.75
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.24
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.31
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
5.13
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.85
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125
39.24
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
41.11
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.26
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.82
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
35.44
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Rich Hand and Marc Valdes

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.61
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.25
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.99
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.86
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hand and Marc Valdes

Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
105
500
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
1878.26
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
600
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
519.05
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
76.19
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
18.27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
8.2
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
95.24
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.81
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
12.4
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-10.07
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.29
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
147.62
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
195.65
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.62
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA