Dan McGinn vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Dan McGinn
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Dan McGinn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan McGinn led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 85 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dan McGinn.

Pitching Stats for Dan McGinn and Fernando Valenzuela

Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
5.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1226
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1868
41.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
5.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
35.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dan McGinn and Fernando Valenzuela

Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan McGinn and Fernando Valenzuela

Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
1346.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
94
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
580.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
15
95.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
82.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.48
22.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
20
127.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
15
95.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
11.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
185.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0