Jack Savage vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jack Savage
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican 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 Jack Savage 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 7.67 and 1.807 for Jack Savage. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Savage and Fernando Valenzuela

Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
12.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
41.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
37.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Savage and Fernando Valenzuela

Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Savage and Fernando Valenzuela

Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0