Craig Swan vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Craig Swan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Craig Swan a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Craig Swan led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 94). Craig Swan was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Craig Swan and Fernando Valenzuela

Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.04
45.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
8.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
4.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4686
34.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Craig Swan and Fernando Valenzuela

Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
95.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.939
0.939
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Swan and Fernando Valenzuela

Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
329.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
421
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
358
510.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
54
76.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
71.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
12.1
17.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
60
85.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
112.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
25.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
25.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
49.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
8.9
12.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
186.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
3.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0