Fred Martin vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Fred Martin
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Fred Martin 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 3.78 and 1.475 for Fred Martin. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Martin and Fernando Valenzuela

Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.54
17.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
3.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
10.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
39.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
36.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Fred Martin and Fernando Valenzuela

Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Martin and Fernando Valenzuela

Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
46.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
55.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0