Matt Sauer vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Matt Sauer
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Matt Sauer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 6.85 and 1.674 for Matt Sauer. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Sauer and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
41.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
36.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Matt Sauer and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Sauer and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0