Blaine Neal vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Blaine Neal
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational 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 Blaine Neal 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 5.08 and 1.774 for Blaine Neal. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Neal and Fernando Valenzuela

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
36.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Blaine Neal and Fernando Valenzuela

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Neal and Fernando Valenzuela

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0