Drew Smith vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Drew Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Drew Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Drew Smith led in run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 79), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 80). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Drew Smith.

Pitching Stats for Drew Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
7.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
9.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
37.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
33.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.77
37.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Drew Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
115200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0