Alex McRae vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Alex McRae
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Alex McRae 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 7.34 and 1.868 for Alex McRae. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex McRae and Fernando Valenzuela

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
11.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
43.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
37.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.58
43.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Alex McRae and Fernando Valenzuela

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex McRae and Fernando Valenzuela

Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
1133.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
40.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0