Luke Nelson vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Luke Nelson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. By the career numbers, Luke Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Nelson and Faustino Valdés

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.14
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.07
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
37.73
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
33.29
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
34.85
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Luke Nelson and Faustino Valdés

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
27
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153.2
9
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Nelson and Faustino Valdés

Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
771.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
541.67
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
116.67
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
5.62
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Luke Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100