Ken Lehman vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Ken Lehman
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Lehman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Lehman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.449 compared to 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. By the career numbers, Ken Lehman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Lehman and Faustino Valdés

Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.55
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.91
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
9.27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.23
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.96
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.55
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
38.58
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
35.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ken Lehman and Faustino Valdés

Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.83
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.84
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.74
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.537
0.537
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Lehman and Faustino Valdés

Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
1314.29
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
56
533.33
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
85.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
25.98
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
142.86
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
47.62
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.62
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
23.52
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.67
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100