Max Macon vs. Raul Valdes — Career Comparison

Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Macon built a career as a starting pitcher and Raul Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Macon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 5.13 and 1.361 for Raul Valdes. By the career numbers, Max Macon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Macon and Raul Valdes

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.45
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.51
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.24
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.13
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.85
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.61
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.28
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.14
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
39.77
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
38.54
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.06
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.73
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
5.18
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.19
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.58
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
35.6
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
34.5
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Max Macon and Raul Valdes

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140.1
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.15
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.54
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.54
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Macon and Raul Valdes

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
258.78
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
3433.33
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
152.29
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
19.47
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
27.48
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.47
54.35
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
191.22
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
170.61
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
166.67
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54.36
62.25
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.32
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.64
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA