Joey Long vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Joey Long
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Faustino Valdés posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 8.18 and 2.364 for Joey Long. By the career numbers, Faustino Valdés had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Long and Faustino Valdés

Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.62
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.91
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.98
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
49.09
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
40.5
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.43
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joey Long and Faustino Valdés

Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.58
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Long and Faustino Valdés

Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
183.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
600
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100