Joe Matthews vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Joe Matthews
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Matthews and Fernando Valenzuela are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Matthews carried a career ERA of 3.6 against Fernando Valenzuela's 3.54. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Joe Matthews and Fernando Valenzuela — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Matthews and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.135
0.135
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
33.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Matthews and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Matthews and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0