Chris Mazza vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Chris Mazza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican 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 Chris Mazza 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 5.35 and 1.570 for Chris Mazza. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mazza and Fernando Valenzuela

Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
10.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
7.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
35.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.67
40.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Chris Mazza and Fernando Valenzuela

Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mazza and Fernando Valenzuela

Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
6800
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0