Brad Lesley vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lesley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Fernando Valenzuela

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Fernando Valenzuela

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Fernando Valenzuela

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0