Seth Morehead vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Seth Morehead
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Seth Morehead 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 4.81 and 1.514 for Seth Morehead. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Morehead and Fernando Valenzuela

Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.83
20.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
10.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
39.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
5.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1290
36.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Seth Morehead and Fernando Valenzuela

Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.409
0.409
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Morehead and Fernando Valenzuela

Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
1147.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
18.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
9.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
226.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Seth Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Seth Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0