Scott Stratton vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Scott Stratton
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief 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 Scott Stratton 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 3.87 and 1.380 for Scott Stratton. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Stratton and Fernando Valenzuela

Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.97
45.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
3.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5677
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1892.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
10.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
2.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.531
0.531
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8291
39.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
6.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7788
37.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Scott Stratton and Fernando Valenzuela

Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9300
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3100
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
1.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
3.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.76
92.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.802
2.802
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Stratton and Fernando Valenzuela

Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
391
154.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1518
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1390
549.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
150.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
120.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
14.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
30.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188.65
74.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
200.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
79.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
64.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
141.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208.41
82.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
43.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
56.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.69
10.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
22.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
22.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0