Alfredo Simon vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Alfredo Simon
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Alfredo Simon and Fernando Valenzuela are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 91 for Alfredo Simon and 95 for Fernando Valenzuela, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 88 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Fernando Valenzuela gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Alfredo Simon and Fernando Valenzuela

Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
9.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
6.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
39.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
4.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3002
34.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Alfredo Simon and Fernando Valenzuela

Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alfredo Simon and Fernando Valenzuela

Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
1500
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
89
523.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
52.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-10.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
211.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0