Tarik Skubal vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Tarik Skubal
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Tarik Skubal a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Tarik Skubal led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 143 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 129 vs 79). Tarik Skubal was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tarik Skubal and Fernando Valenzuela

Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.34
59.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2300
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
766.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
7.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
10.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.44
10.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3056
35.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2836
33.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.87
35.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Tarik Skubal and Fernando Valenzuela

Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2300
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
766.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.08
92.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tarik Skubal and Fernando Valenzuela

Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
27400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0