Karl Schnell vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Karl Schnell
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Karl Schnell 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 4.29 and 2.048 for Karl Schnell. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Schnell and Fernando Valenzuela

Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
42.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.048
2.048
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
33.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Karl Schnell and Fernando Valenzuela

Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Schnell and Fernando Valenzuela

Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0