Donnie Moore vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Donnie Moore
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
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 Donnie Moore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Donnie Moore led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 155 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 97). Role difference aside, Donnie Moore holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Donnie Moore and Fernando Valenzuela

Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
5.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.81
51.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1964
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
654.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
9.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
5.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2793
38.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2525
34.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Donnie Moore and Fernando Valenzuela

Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
5.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1964
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
654.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Donnie Moore and Fernando Valenzuela

Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
416
3900
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
57
534.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.66
62.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
206.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
178.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
69.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
215.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0