Ron Nischwitz vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Ron Nischwitz
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Ron Nischwitz 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 4.21 and 1.535 for Ron Nischwitz. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Nischwitz and Fernando Valenzuela

Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
9.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.919
0.919
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
39.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
36.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ron Nischwitz and Fernando Valenzuela

Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Nischwitz and Fernando Valenzuela

Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2933.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
60.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
71.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Ron Nischwitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ron Nischwitz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0