Jack Lundbom vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jack Lundbom
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Jack Lundbom 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 6.62 and 1.882 for Jack Lundbom. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Lundbom and Fernando Valenzuela

Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
12.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.71
12.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
42.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.882
1.882
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
38.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.62
42.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Lundbom and Fernando Valenzuela

Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Lundbom and Fernando Valenzuela

Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
320
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
50.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
56.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Jack Lundbom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jack Lundbom
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0