Howie Nunn vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Howie Nunn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats 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 Howie Nunn 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 5.11 and 1.820 for Howie Nunn. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howie Nunn and Fernando Valenzuela

Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
35.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Howie Nunn and Fernando Valenzuela

Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Nunn and Fernando Valenzuela

Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
2509.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
19.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
21.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0