Mike Mason vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Mike Mason
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Mason a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Mike Mason led in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 91). Mike Mason was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Mason and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.65
42.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
4.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
9.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
3.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
5.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2635
39.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2329
34.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Mason and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Mason and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
6507.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
29.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
41.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Mike Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0