Craig Lefferts vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Lefferts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Lefferts and Faustino Valdés

Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.96
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.61
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
34.85
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Craig Lefferts and Faustino Valdés

Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Lefferts and Faustino Valdés

Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
538.78
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
13.1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
85.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100