Hisashi Iwakuma vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Hisashi Iwakuma
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Hisashi Iwakuma a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Hisashi Iwakuma led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 160 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 79). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 96). Hisashi Iwakuma was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Hisashi Iwakuma and Fernando Valenzuela

Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.67
90.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
8.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
7.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.4
36.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Hisashi Iwakuma and Fernando Valenzuela

Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.13
98.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.67
90.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hisashi Iwakuma and Fernando Valenzuela

Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
6000
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-30.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
320
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0