C. J. Nitkowski vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

C. J. Nitkowski
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 C. J. Nitkowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 86). C. J. Nitkowski held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Fernando Valenzuela.

Pitching Stats for C. J. Nitkowski and Fernando Valenzuela

C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
6.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
13.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
5.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
9.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2201
41.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
5.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
1.633
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
34.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for C. J. Nitkowski and Fernando Valenzuela

C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
6.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
13.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for C. J. Nitkowski and Fernando Valenzuela

C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
12637.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
8.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-7.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
375
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
C. J. Nitkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
C. J. Nitkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0