Ernie Johnson vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Ernie Johnson
Greatest GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ernie Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.09 and 1.332 for Ismael Valdez. By the career numbers, Ernie Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Johnson and Ismael Valdez

Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.28
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.63
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.51
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.77
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
9.19
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
3.62
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2494
39.06
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.86
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
4.43
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
35.22
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Ernie Johnson and Ismael Valdez

Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.45
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1143
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.63
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.81
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.92
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.71
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Johnson and Ismael Valdez

Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
1388.14
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
508.47
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
91.53
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.82
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
76.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.17
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.66
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
24.47
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.35
13.1
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
116.95
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.01
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
116.95
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.59
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.32
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.19
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
101.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
45.57
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
21.84
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
1.4
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.46
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
6.94
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.59
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100