Ken MacKenzie vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Ken MacKenzie
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Ken MacKenzie 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 4.8 and 1.450 for Ken MacKenzie. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken MacKenzie and Fernando Valenzuela

Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
208.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
6.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
39.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
5.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
36.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ken MacKenzie and Fernando Valenzuela

Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken MacKenzie and Fernando Valenzuela

Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
2091.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
583.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-16.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
275.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0