Dick McCabe vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Dick McCabe
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Dick McCabe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick McCabe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 3.54 and 1.343 for Fernando Valenzuela. By the career numbers, Dick McCabe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick McCabe and Fernando Valenzuela

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
36.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dick McCabe and Fernando Valenzuela

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick McCabe and Fernando Valenzuela

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0