Dan Smith vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Dan Smith
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Dan Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 89). Dan Smith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Fernando Valenzuela.

Pitching Stats for Dan Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
39.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
34.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dan Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
1491.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-17.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
308.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
1.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0