Matt Mantei vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Matt Mantei
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational 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 Matt Mantei as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Mantei led in home run suppression (HR9+ 240 vs 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 162 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 138 vs 91). Role difference aside, Matt Mantei holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Mantei and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
4.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
322.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
6.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
5.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
11.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.847
1.847
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
39.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
5.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
32.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Matt Mantei and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
322.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Mantei and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
37800
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
20.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0