Will Sawyer vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational 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 Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 3.54 and 1.343 for Fernando Valenzuela. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Sawyer and Fernando Valenzuela

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
38.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Will Sawyer and Fernando Valenzuela

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Will Sawyer and Fernando Valenzuela

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
228
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0