Jeff Samardzija vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jeff Samardzija
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Jeff Samardzija a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Jeff Samardzija led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 95). Jeff Samardzija was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Samardzija and Fernando Valenzuela

Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.01
43.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.21
66.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4936
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1555
8.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
7.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
4.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6259
34.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jeff Samardzija and Fernando Valenzuela

Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4936
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
1.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.34
95.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.21
66.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Samardzija and Fernando Valenzuela

Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
565.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
395
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
350
531.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
44
66.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
10.94
16.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
67
101.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
52
78.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
16
24.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
22
33.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-0.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
154
233.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
33
50.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0