Roger McKee vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Roger McKee
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Roger McKee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.87 and 1.304 for Roger McKee. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roger McKee and Fernando Valenzuela

Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
39.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
36.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Roger McKee and Fernando Valenzuela

Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger McKee and Fernando Valenzuela

Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
52.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0