Mike McDermott vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Mike McDermott
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational 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 Mike McDermott 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 6.17 and 1.783 for Mike McDermott. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.03
81.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
6.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
11.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
42.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
8.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
37.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.54
42.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mike McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.33
86.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
58
217.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
143
536.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
116.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
22
82.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
54.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
176.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.47
58.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
78.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0