Aaron Small vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Aaron Small as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Small led in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 68). Role difference aside, Aaron Small holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Small and Fernando Valenzuela

Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Aaron Small and Fernando Valenzuela

Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Small and Fernando Valenzuela

Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0