Pete Smith vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Pete Smith
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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, Fernando Valenzuela posted a stronger line than Pete Smith. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.54 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.343 vs 1.500). 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 Pete Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
38.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
34.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Pete Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0