Sherman Jones vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Sherman Jones
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Sherman Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ismael Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.73 and 1.577 for Sherman Jones. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sherman Jones and Ismael Valdez

Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.92
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.73
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.71
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.98
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.75
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.32
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
40.13
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.47
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.79
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.496
1.496
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
35.97
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Sherman Jones and Ismael Valdez

Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.92
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.65
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.63
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.39
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.12
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.04
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.521
0.521
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sherman Jones and Ismael Valdez

Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
1107.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.82
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
40.15
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.35
13.1
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.01
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
45.57
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
53.8
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
1.4
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.46
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
154.43
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Sherman Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.59
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Sherman Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100