Joe Smith vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Smith posted a stronger line than Fernando Valenzuela. Joe Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.1 vs 3.54) and WHIP (1.000 vs 1.343). By the career numbers, Joe Smith 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 Joe Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0