Phil Norton vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Phil Norton
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Phil Norton 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 5.07 and 1.679 for Phil Norton. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Norton and Fernando Valenzuela

Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
9.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
33.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Phil Norton and Fernando Valenzuela

Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Norton and Fernando Valenzuela

Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
112.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
130.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0