James McDermott vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

James McDermott
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn EckfordsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.54 vs 8.14) and WHIP (1.343 vs 2.492). James McDermott had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 0.69). By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for James McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela

James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
8.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
20.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.43
20.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
56.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
20.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.57
20.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.492
2.492
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
54.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.57
20.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for James McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela

James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela

James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
571.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
60.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
185.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
65.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0