Herb Karpel vs. Sergio Valdez — Career Comparison

Herb Karpel
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sergio Valdez
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sergio Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Karpel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sergio Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.06 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 10.8 and 2.400 for Herb Karpel. By the career numbers, Sergio Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Karpel and Sergio Valdez

Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
5.06
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
21.6
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
9.87
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.37
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
3.24
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.65
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
39.4
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.83
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.77
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.77
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
35.33
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Herb Karpel and Sergio Valdez

Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.45
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302.2
9
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.86
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.07
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.08
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.93
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Karpel and Sergio Valdez

Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
1933.33
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
600
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
7.22
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.62
-10.27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
233.33
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA