Edgar McNabb vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Edgar McNabb
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational 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 Edgar McNabb 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 4.12 and 1.549 for Edgar McNabb. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Edgar McNabb and Fernando Valenzuela

Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
4.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
10.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
41.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
37.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Edgar McNabb and Fernando Valenzuela

Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edgar McNabb and Fernando Valenzuela

Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
21
172.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
550.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
13
106.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
90.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
38.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
16
131.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
90.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
41.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
8.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0