Gene Stechschulte vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Gene Stechschulte
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Gene Stechschulte 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 4.58 and 1.488 for Gene Stechschulte. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Stechschulte and Fernando Valenzuela

Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
8.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
4.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
8.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
5.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
39.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
33.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Gene Stechschulte and Fernando Valenzuela

Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
8.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Stechschulte and Fernando Valenzuela

Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
11800
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.417
1.417
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
203.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
205.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Gene Stechschulte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gene Stechschulte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0