Deck McGuire vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Deck McGuire
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Deck McGuire as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Faustino Valdés posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 5.23 and 1.471 for Deck McGuire. By the career numbers, Faustino Valdés had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deck McGuire and Faustino Valdés

Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.23
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.62
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.88
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
40.59
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
40.5
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.92
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.43
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
34.14
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
34.85
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Deck McGuire and Faustino Valdés

Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.09
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deck McGuire and Faustino Valdés

Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2700
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
541.67
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100