Jack Sanford vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jack Sanford
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jack Sanford and Fernando Valenzuela are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 95 for Jack Sanford and 95 for Fernando Valenzuela, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Jack Sanford gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jack Sanford and Fernando Valenzuela

Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.56
57.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.52
75.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
3.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907
8.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
5.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8659
38.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
4.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7876
34.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Sanford and Fernando Valenzuela

Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
1.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
2.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
95.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.52
75.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Sanford and Fernando Valenzuela

Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
311.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
758
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
665
526.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
83.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
81
64.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
24
19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
29.31
23.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
137
108.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
120.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
40.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
85
67.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
21.05
16.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
35.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
240
189.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
3.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
41
32.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0