Joe Orrell vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Orrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.517 compared to 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. By the career numbers, Joe Orrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Orrell and Faustino Valdés

Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.01
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.03
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.96
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.61
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.15
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
39.65
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.01
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
34.53
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
34.85
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Orrell and Faustino Valdés

Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153.2
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Orrell and Faustino Valdés

Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
800
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
541.67
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
100
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
14.58
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
8.77
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100