Al Neiger vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Al Neiger
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Neiger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Faustino Valdés posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 5.68 and 1.658 for Al Neiger. By the career numbers, Faustino Valdés had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Neiger and Faustino Valdés

Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.62
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.98
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.96
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.13
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.15
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.791
0.791
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
41.92
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
40.5
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.43
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
37.66
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
34.85
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.92
41.92
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Al Neiger and Faustino Valdés

Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.13
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.13
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Neiger and Faustino Valdés

Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
541.67
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
100
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
32.74
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
116.67
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
150
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.58
38.13
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100