Matt Skrmetta vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Matt Skrmetta
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Matt Skrmetta 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 11.66 and 1.909 for Matt Skrmetta. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Skrmetta and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
6.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
13.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
37.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Matt Skrmetta and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Skrmetta and Fernando Valenzuela

Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
4200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0