Rick Luecken vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Rick Luecken
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Luecken 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 5.1 and 1.970 for Rick Luecken. By the career numbers, Faustino Valdés had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Luecken and Faustino Valdés

Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.58
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.62
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.98
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.04
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.91
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
42.18
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
40.5
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.78
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.828
1.828
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
35.92
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Rick Luecken and Faustino Valdés

Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.81
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.93
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.74
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.74
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Luecken and Faustino Valdés

Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
541.67
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
64.56
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
32.74
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
116.67
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
150
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
28
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100