Ed Scott vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Ed Scott
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows 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 Ed Scott 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 4.01 and 1.415 for Ed Scott. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Scott and Fernando Valenzuela

Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.94
46.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.44
86.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
10.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.485
0.485
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
38.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
5.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
36.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Scott and Fernando Valenzuela

Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.203
3.203
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Scott and Fernando Valenzuela

Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
59
196.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
180
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
570
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
29
96.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
19
63.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
20
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
31.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
113.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
63.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
106.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
7.43
24.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Ed Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ed Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0