Julio Mateo vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Julio Mateo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Julio Mateo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Julio Mateo led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 171 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 79). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 79). Role difference aside, Julio Mateo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Julio Mateo and Fernando Valenzuela

Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
8.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
37.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
34.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Julio Mateo and Fernando Valenzuela

Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Julio Mateo and Fernando Valenzuela

Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
219
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Julio Mateo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Julio Mateo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0