Mark McGwire vs. Fermín Valdés — Career Comparison

Mark McGwire
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Fermín Valdés
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanPollock's Cuban StarsEast-West LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Mark McGwire posted the stronger offensive profile against Fermín Valdés. Mark McGwire posted stronger numbers in OPS (.994 vs .510) and on-base percentage (.406 vs .266). By the career numbers, Mark McGwire had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mark McGwire and Fermín Valdés

Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1874
146.79
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
150.56
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7660
600
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
267
600
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6187
484.62
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
552.81
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1626
127.36
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
53
119.1
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
61.49
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
103.37
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
19.74
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.73
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.47
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
45.67
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
841
65.87
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.73
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475.47
115.57
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
17.28
38.83
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3639
285.04
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
60
134.83
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3018
236.4
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
70
157.3
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.982
0.982
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.069
1.069
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167
91.41
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
24
53.93
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1414
110.76
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
20
44.94
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1998
156.5
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
44
98.88
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1403.22
109.91
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
19.75
44.39
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.87
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.49
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1317
103.16
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
15
33.71
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
11.75
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1596
125.01
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.25
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
267
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.23
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.99
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.11
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.51
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
0.94
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.99
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.63
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.57
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.99
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mark McGwire and Fermín Valdés

Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791
1.07
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.1
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
1.04
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.1
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45300
27
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15100
9
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14464
8.62
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.33
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
0.64
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.14
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.07
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15649
9.33
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.72
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15537
9.26
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.47
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.675
8.675
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.985
4.985
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.26
97.26
Fermín Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
0.84
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.42
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fermín Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0