Ken Sanders vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican 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 Ken Sanders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Sanders led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Sanders.

Pitching Stats for Ken Sanders and Fernando Valenzuela

Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
4.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ken Sanders and Fernando Valenzuela

Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Sanders and Fernando Valenzuela

Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
12.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5.15
5.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0