Jason Motte vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jason Motte
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Jason Motte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Motte led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 123 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 79). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 90). Role difference aside, Jason Motte holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jason Motte and Fernando Valenzuela

Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1193
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
397.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
8.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1464
33.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jason Motte and Fernando Valenzuela

Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1193
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
397.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.91
98.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Motte and Fernando Valenzuela

Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444
66600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0