James McJames vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

James McJames
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 James McJames as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McJames posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 3.54 and 1.343 for Fernando Valenzuela. By the career numbers, James McJames had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McJames and Fernando Valenzuela

James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.69
49.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4084
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
9.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
3.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5933
39.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
5.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5314
35.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for James McJames and Fernando Valenzuela

James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4083
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
2.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.927
1.927
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McJames and Fernando Valenzuela

James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
178
191.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
558
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537
577.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
87
93.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
70
75.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
21.27
22.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
108
116.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
104
111.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
39
41.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
15.43
16.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
98.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
6.07
6.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0