Kyle Nelson vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Kyle Nelson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational 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 Kyle Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 238 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 141 vs 95). Role difference aside, Kyle Nelson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Nelson and Fernando Valenzuela

Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
10.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
8.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
38.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
34.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Kyle Nelson and Fernando Valenzuela

Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
10.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Nelson and Fernando Valenzuela

Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
136
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Kyle Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Kyle Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0