Bill Sherdel vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Bill Sherdel
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Sherdel and Fernando Valenzuela are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fernando Valenzuela had the edge in ERA (3.54 vs 3.72). By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Sherdel and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
1.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.92
52.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8128
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2709.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
10.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
2.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.554
0.554
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11604
38.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
4.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10889
36.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Sherdel and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Sherdel and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
308.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
539.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
120.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
92.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.87
45.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
160.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
156.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.37
50.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
35.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
44
24.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0