Robert Stephenson vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Robert Stephenson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican 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 Robert Stephenson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robert Stephenson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 88). Role difference aside, Robert Stephenson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Robert Stephenson and Fernando Valenzuela

Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
6.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
374.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
38.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
5.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1413
33.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Robert Stephenson and Fernando Valenzuela

Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
6.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
374.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.02
83.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robert Stephenson and Fernando Valenzuela

Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
4057.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
514.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.37
-48.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
314.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0