Rick Matula vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Fernando Valenzuela a clear advantage over Rick Matula across the core pitching metrics. Fernando Valenzuela led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 86). Rick Matula held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 80). Fernando Valenzuela was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Matula and Fernando Valenzuela

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
35.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Rick Matula and Fernando Valenzuela

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Matula and Fernando Valenzuela

Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
316.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
111
532.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
4.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-16.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
230.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0