Blake Snell vs. Framber Valdez — Career Comparison

Blake Snell
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Framber Valdez
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Blake Snell and Framber Valdez are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 128 for Blake Snell and 132 for Framber Valdez, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 128 and 125 respectively. If forced to pick, Framber Valdez gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Blake Snell and Framber Valdez

Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.57
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.38
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.63
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.67
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.48
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.43
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.64
56.64
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.9
60.9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.3
88.3
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
3.15
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
3.36
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
6.92
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
7.6
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.86
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.72
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
4.05
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
3.24
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
11.19
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
8.77
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.67
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.51
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.48
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
37.24
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4483
37.34
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.42
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
3.7
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.62
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4222
32.81
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3992
33.25
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Blake Snell and Framber Valdez

Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.57
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.73
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.38
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.26
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.89
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.85
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.14
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.17
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.11
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.11
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.707
0.707
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100.45
100.45
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.3
88.3
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blake Snell and Framber Valdez

Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
2676
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
28200
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
504
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
6.79
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
96
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.6
-7.18
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
240
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA