Sammy Solis vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Sammy Solis
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Sammy Solis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sammy Solis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 271 vs 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 91). Role difference aside, Sammy Solis holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sammy Solis and Fernando Valenzuela

Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
8.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
39.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
34.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Sammy Solis and Fernando Valenzuela

Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sammy Solis and Fernando Valenzuela

Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
16920
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0