Rich Sauveur vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Rich Sauveur
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Rich Sauveur 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 6.07 and 1.804 for Rich Sauveur. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Sauveur and Fernando Valenzuela

Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
41.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
35.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Rich Sauveur and Fernando Valenzuela

Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Sauveur and Fernando Valenzuela

Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
65.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0