Chris Stratton vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Chris Stratton
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Chris Stratton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Stratton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 110). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 92). Role difference aside, Chris Stratton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Stratton and Fernando Valenzuela

Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
5.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.29
60.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
4.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1873
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
624.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
9.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
3.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2714
39.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
5.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2403
34.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Chris Stratton and Fernando Valenzuela

Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
5.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1873
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
624.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Stratton and Fernando Valenzuela

Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
3073.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
65.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
6.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
73.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
65.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.56
-12.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
271.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0