Bert Inks vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Bert Inks
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Inks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.52 and 1.733 for Bert Inks. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Inks and Fernando Valenzuela

Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.99
36.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.52
86.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
5.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1811
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
11.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2849
42.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
7.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2542
37.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bert Inks and Fernando Valenzuela

Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
2.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Inks and Fernando Valenzuela

Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
90
199.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
271
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
553.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
166.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
143.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.84
68.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
188.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
208.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
79.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
18
39.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.2
80.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
48.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.32
12.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0