Dave Meads vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Dave Meads
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Dave Meads as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 89). Dave Meads held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Fernando Valenzuela.

Pitching Stats for Dave Meads and Fernando Valenzuela

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
38.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
34.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dave Meads and Fernando Valenzuela

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Meads and Fernando Valenzuela

Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
4020
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
88.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
102.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
180
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0