Rod Scurry vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Rod Scurry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Rod Scurry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rod Scurry led in strikeout rate (K%+ 140 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 95), and home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 110). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 67). Role difference aside, Rod Scurry holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rod Scurry and Fernando Valenzuela

Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
7.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
5.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
8.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
39.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1695
33.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Rod Scurry and Fernando Valenzuela

Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Scurry and Fernando Valenzuela

Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
3434.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
568.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
22.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
1.62
16.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
268.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0