Ryan Mattheus vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Ryan Mattheus
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Ryan Mattheus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Mattheus led in home run suppression (HR9+ 206 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 66). Role difference aside, Ryan Mattheus holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Mattheus and Fernando Valenzuela

Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
9.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
198.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
9.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.943
0.943
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
38.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
34.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ryan Mattheus and Fernando Valenzuela

Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
9.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
198.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Mattheus and Fernando Valenzuela

Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
121800
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0