Jason Shiell vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jason Shiell
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Jason Shiell 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 6.92 and 2.107 for Jason Shiell. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Shiell and Fernando Valenzuela

Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
11.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.661
1.661
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
45.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
7.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.033
2.033
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
37.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jason Shiell and Fernando Valenzuela

Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Shiell and Fernando Valenzuela

Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
2400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-7.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0