Al Maul vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Al Maul
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Al Maul as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 4.45 and 1.526 for Al Maul. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Maul and Fernando Valenzuela

Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.22
51.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
4.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4322
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1680
10.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6485
40.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
6.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5899
36.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Al Maul and Fernando Valenzuela

Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10050
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3350
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
2.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
3.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.32
93.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Maul and Fernando Valenzuela

Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
411
155.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1582
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1380
523.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
125.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
94.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
31.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182.99
69.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
174.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
201.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
73.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
138.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.82
73.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
69.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
73.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0