Kodai Senga vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Kodai Senga
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Kodai Senga a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Kodai Senga led in run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 110). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 70). Kodai Senga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kodai Senga and Fernando Valenzuela

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
7.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
10.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1196
37.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
33.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.77
37.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Kodai Senga and Fernando Valenzuela

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kodai Senga and Fernando Valenzuela

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0