Tommy Moore vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Tommy Moore
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Tommy Moore 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 5.4 and 1.766 for Tommy Moore. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Moore and Fernando Valenzuela

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
10.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
41.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
35.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Tommy Moore and Fernando Valenzuela

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Moore and Fernando Valenzuela

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
5400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0