Gene McCann vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Gene McCann
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational 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 Gene McCann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene McCann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 3.54 and 1.343 for Fernando Valenzuela. By the career numbers, Gene McCann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene McCann and Fernando Valenzuela

Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Gene McCann and Fernando Valenzuela

Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene McCann and Fernando Valenzuela

Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
9
207.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
5.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-13.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0