Jim Mecir vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jim Mecir
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Jim Mecir as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Mecir led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 79), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 80). Role difference aside, Jim Mecir holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Mecir and Fernando Valenzuela

Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
8.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2263
38.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
4.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1973
33.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Mecir and Fernando Valenzuela

Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Mecir and Fernando Valenzuela

Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
284400
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0