Pete McBride vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Pete McBride
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Pete McBride 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 4.31 and 1.662 for Pete McBride. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete McBride and Fernando Valenzuela

Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
4.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
41.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
6.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
34.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
41.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Pete McBride and Fernando Valenzuela

Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete McBride and Fernando Valenzuela

Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
13
236.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
72.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
75.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0