Gregory Soto vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Gregory Soto
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
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 Gregory Soto as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gregory Soto led in home run suppression (HR9+ 172 vs 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 91). Role difference aside, Gregory Soto holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gregory Soto and Fernando Valenzuela

Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
9.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.61
30.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
8.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
9.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1686
40.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1444
34.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Gregory Soto and Fernando Valenzuela

Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
9.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gregory Soto and Fernando Valenzuela

Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
117300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0