Aurelio Monteagudo vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Aurelio Monteagudo
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City 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 Aurelio Monteagudo 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 5.05 and 1.432 for Aurelio Monteagudo. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aurelio Monteagudo and Fernando Valenzuela

Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
5.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
34.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Aurelio Monteagudo and Fernando Valenzuela

Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aurelio Monteagudo and Fernando Valenzuela

Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
4380
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
45.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
50.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Aurelio Monteagudo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Aurelio Monteagudo
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0