Sean Newcomb vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Sean Newcomb a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Sean Newcomb led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 68). Sean Newcomb was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sean Newcomb and Fernando Valenzuela

Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.15
29.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
8.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2296
39.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
34.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Sean Newcomb and Fernando Valenzuela

Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.15
29.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Newcomb and Fernando Valenzuela

Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
1365.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
98
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
1.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
6
36.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.5
-33.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0