Wander Suero vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Wander Suero
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAtlanta BravesNational 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 Wander Suero as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wander Suero led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 110), and strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 79). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 94). Role difference aside, Wander Suero holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Wander Suero and Fernando Valenzuela

Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
199.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
9.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.74
9.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
38.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
34.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Wander Suero and Fernando Valenzuela

Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
199.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wander Suero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wander Suero and Fernando Valenzuela

Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
23520
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-62.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Wander Suero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Wander Suero
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0