R. Smith vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American 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 R. 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0