Ryan O'Rourke vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Ryan O'Rourke
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ismael Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.84 and 1.324 for Ryan O'Rourke. By the career numbers, Ismael Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan O'Rourke and Ismael Valdez

Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.09
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.33
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.12
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.99
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7760
38.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.7
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
31.66
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Ryan O'Rourke and Ismael Valdez

Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.63
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan O'Rourke and Ismael Valdez

Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
33600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100