Vince Shields vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Vince Shields
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats 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

On the career pitching numbers, Vince Shields posted a stronger line than Fernando Valenzuela. Vince Shields posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 3.54) and WHIP (1.083 vs 1.343). By the career numbers, Vince Shields 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 Vince Shields and Fernando Valenzuela

Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
33.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Vince Shields and Fernando Valenzuela

Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vince Shields and Fernando Valenzuela

Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0