Ryan O'Rourke vs. Sergio Valdez — Career Comparison

Ryan O'Rourke
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sergio Valdez
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sergio 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. Ryan O'Rourke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.84 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 5.06 and 1.493 for Sergio Valdez. By the career numbers, Ryan O'Rourke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan O'Rourke and Sergio Valdez

Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.84
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
5.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.33
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
9.87
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.37
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.24
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.12
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
5.65
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.99
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
39.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.83
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.21
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
5.77
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.77
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
31.66
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Ryan O'Rourke and Sergio Valdez

Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.86
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.07
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.08
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.93
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan O'Rourke and Sergio Valdez

Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
33600
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
1933.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
550
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
7.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.62
-10.27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
233.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA