Art Mahaffey vs. Raul Valdes — Career Comparison

Art Mahaffey
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Art Mahaffey 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. Art Mahaffey led in run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 64), home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 88). Raul Valdes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Art Mahaffey.

Pitching Stats for Art Mahaffey and Raul Valdes

Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.53
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.97
47.97
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
4.17
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.13
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
8.64
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
8.85
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.13
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.28
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.32
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.14
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
5.76
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4252
38.31
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
38.54
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.73
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
4.57
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.19
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.58
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3845
34.64
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
34.5
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Art Mahaffey and Raul Valdes

Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.05
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.15
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.59
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.55
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Art Mahaffey and Raul Valdes

Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
310
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
3433.33
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
600
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
521.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
70
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
51.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
18.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.34
17.23
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
100
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
86.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
28.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
31.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
55
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
3.12
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
109
181.67
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
60
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.67
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA