Archie McKain vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Archie McKain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie McKain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Archie McKain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. By the career numbers, Archie McKain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie McKain and Faustino Valdés

Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.61
20.61
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4.26
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.79
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.85
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.96
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.48
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2175
40.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
36.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.25
40.25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Archie McKain and Faustino Valdés

Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153.2
9
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie McKain and Faustino Valdés

Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
614.72
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
522.7
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
92.02
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
51.53
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.3
45.27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
32.74
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
150.92
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
14
116.67
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
154.6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
18
150
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.13
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.06
40.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
38.13
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.21
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.67
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
48
176.69
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.68
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100