Ryan Speier vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Ryan Speier
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 Ryan Speier 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 3.99 and 1.500 for Ryan Speier. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Speier and Fernando Valenzuela

Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
38.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
33.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ryan Speier and Fernando Valenzuela

Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Speier and Fernando Valenzuela

Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
10800
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0