Bill McAfee vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Bill McAfee
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Bill McAfee 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 5.69 and 1.704 for Bill McAfee. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill McAfee and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
5.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
11.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
41.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
6.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.704
1.704
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
37.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.51
41.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill McAfee and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill McAfee and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
873.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
547.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
9
94.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
52.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
35.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
105.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
29.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
126.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0