Shane Nance vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Shane Nance
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational 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 Shane Nance 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 5.02 and 2.047 for Shane Nance. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Nance and Fernando Valenzuela

Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
10.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
11.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.93
11.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
8.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.512
1.512
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
44.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
37.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.79
44.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Shane Nance and Fernando Valenzuela

Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
10.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Nance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Nance and Fernando Valenzuela

Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
9800
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Shane Nance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Shane Nance
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0