Al Piechota vs. Raul Valdes — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Raul Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Raul Valdes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Raul Valdes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Raul Valdes

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.85
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.28
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
38.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.73
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.58
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
34.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Raul Valdes

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Raul Valdes

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
3433.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
500
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
33.94
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
166.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
44.7
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA