Josh Outman vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Josh Outman
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 Josh Outman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Outman led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 110). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 91). Role difference aside, Josh Outman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Josh Outman and Fernando Valenzuela

Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
5.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.26
59.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.88
19.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
7.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
39.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
34.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Josh Outman and Fernando Valenzuela

Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
5.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.88
19.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Outman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Outman and Fernando Valenzuela

Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
3888
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
576
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-36.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
288
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Josh Outman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Josh Outman
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0