Mike Naymick vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Mike Naymick
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Mike Naymick 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 3.93 and 1.504 for Mike Naymick. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Naymick and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.31
17.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
40.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
33.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Naymick and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Naymick and Fernando Valenzuela

Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
1075.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
10.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
1.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
206.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Mike Naymick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike Naymick
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0