Pedro Silva vs. Jose Valverde — Career Comparison

Pedro Silva
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Valverde
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Pedro Silva built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Valverde as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Valverde posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 7.49 and 1.891 for Pedro Silva. By the career numbers, Jose Valverde had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Silva and Jose Valverde

Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.51
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.98
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.11
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
7.49
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
12.12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
7
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.77
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.94
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
9.88
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.34
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
43.93
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2646
37.78
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.42
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
8.91
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.64
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.98
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
37.25
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2328
33.24
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.93
43.93
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Pedro Silva and Jose Valverde

Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.36
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.2
9
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.25
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.76
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.84
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.06
88.06
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.775
2.775
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Silva and Jose Valverde

Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
38
174.05
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
187800
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
549.62
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
109.92
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.64
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.83
54.2
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
183.21
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
151.15
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
105.34
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
77.86
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.53
52.81
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA