Tom Simpson vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Tom Simpson
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Tom Simpson 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 8 and 1.889 for Tom Simpson. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Simpson and Fernando Valenzuela

Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.022
1.022
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
44.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
39.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.4
44.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Tom Simpson and Fernando Valenzuela

Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Simpson and Fernando Valenzuela

Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
2250
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0