Mickey McDermott vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Mickey McDermott
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Mickey McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 98 for Mickey McDermott and 95 for Fernando Valenzuela, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Mickey McDermott gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Mickey McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela

Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.61
53.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3950
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1316.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
7.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
5.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
5.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5801
39.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
4.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4935
33.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mickey McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela

Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
4.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1644
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
5.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mickey McDermott and Fernando Valenzuela

Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
389.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
682
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
619
544.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
137.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
102.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.65
57.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
190.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
184.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
62.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
65.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
119.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.66
61.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
45.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
98.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
6.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0