Alfredo Simon vs. Jose Valverde — Career Comparison

Alfredo Simon
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Valverde
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Alfredo Simon 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 142 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 83). Role difference aside, Jose Valverde holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alfredo Simon and Jose Valverde

Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.55
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.56
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.27
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
9.41
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
7
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.22
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.12
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.77
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
6.14
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
9.88
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.34
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
39.16
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2646
37.78
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.42
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.94
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.64
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.66
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3002
34.86
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2328
33.24
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Alfredo Simon and Jose Valverde

Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.75
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.1
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.86
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.84
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.06
88.06
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alfredo Simon and Jose Valverde

Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
255
1500
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
187800
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
523.53
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
52.94
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
35.29
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.03
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-10.7
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
211.76
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA