Greg Maddux vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Greg Maddux
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Greg Maddux a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Greg Maddux led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 91). Greg Maddux was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Greg Maddux and Fernando Valenzuela

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
3.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4726
8.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
6.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20421
36.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
3.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18892
33.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Greg Maddux and Fernando Valenzuela

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1793
3.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
3.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.339
2.339
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Maddux and Fernando Valenzuela

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
251.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1591
526.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
90.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
76.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
11.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
13.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.59
20.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
107.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
102.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
84
27.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
60.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.64
15.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
419
138.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
59.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.57
78.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0