Paul Splittorff vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Paul Splittorff
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Paul Splittorff and Fernando Valenzuela 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 98 for Paul Splittorff and 95 for Fernando Valenzuela, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Paul Splittorff gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Paul Splittorff and Fernando Valenzuela

Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.72
53.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
91.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
3.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7664
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2554.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
2.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1057
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10829
38.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
4.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9800
34.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Paul Splittorff and Fernando Valenzuela

Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7664
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2554.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
2.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.46
97.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
91.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Splittorff and Fernando Valenzuela

Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430
1883.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
121
529.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
22
96.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
87.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
23.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
25
109.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
131.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
16
70.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
24.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
70.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
8.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
8
35.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Paul Splittorff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Paul Splittorff
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0