Jouett Meekin vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jouett Meekin
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 Jouett Meekin 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 4.07 and 1.494 for Jouett Meekin. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jouett Meekin and Fernando Valenzuela

Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.06
95.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
4.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7816
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2605.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
9.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
3.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
3.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11543
39.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1706
5.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10398
35.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jouett Meekin and Fernando Valenzuela

Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7899
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2633
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
2.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
1.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.51
90.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.753
1.753
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jouett Meekin and Fernando Valenzuela

Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 600 PA
339
173.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1172
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
562.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
136.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
101.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
35.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.95
61.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
199.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
173.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
83.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
67.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
142.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130.61
66.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
35.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jouett Meekin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Jouett Meekin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0