Pat Simmons vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Pat Simmons
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows 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 Pat Simmons 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 3.67 and 1.526 for Pat Simmons. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Simmons and Fernando Valenzuela

Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
8.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
38.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
33.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Pat Simmons and Fernando Valenzuela

Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Simmons and Fernando Valenzuela

Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
1164.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
12.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0