Phil Norton vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Phil Norton
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Norton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Faustino Valdés posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 5.07 and 1.679 for Phil Norton. By the career numbers, Faustino Valdés had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Norton and Faustino Valdés

Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.07
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.62
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
9.16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.26
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.95
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
40.06
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.75
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.56
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.43
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
33.92
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
34.85
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Phil Norton and Faustino Valdés

Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.46
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Norton and Faustino Valdés

Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
100
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
112.34
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
32.74
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
116.67
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
150
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
130.21
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.58
38.13
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100