Jerry Spradlin vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jerry Spradlin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Jerry Spradlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Spradlin led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 91). Role difference aside, Jerry Spradlin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Spradlin and Fernando Valenzuela

Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
8.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
7.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
38.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
5.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
34.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jerry Spradlin and Fernando Valenzuela

Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Spradlin and Fernando Valenzuela

Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
31000
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0