Eddie Smith vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Eddie Smith
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Fernando Valenzuela posted a stronger line than Eddie Smith. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.54 vs 3.82) and WHIP (1.343 vs 1.437). By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Eddie Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.86
69.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
678
3.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4787
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1595.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554
8.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6973
39.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
4.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6201
34.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Eddie Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
285.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
596
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
531
534.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79
79.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.45
30.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
125
125.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
137.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
29.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
64.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.98
30.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
105.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.68
5.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
28.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Eddie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Eddie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0