Pinky Swander vs. Ellis Valentine — Career Comparison

Pinky Swander
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Ellis Valentine
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Pinky Swander and Ellis Valentine are closely matched on the surface stats. Ellis Valentine posted stronger numbers in slugging (.458 vs .385) and batting average (.278 vs .269). Pinky Swander had the advantage in OPS (.791 vs .775). By the career numbers, Ellis Valentine had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pinky Swander and Ellis Valentine

Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
15
140.63
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
894
158.14
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3392
600
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
52
487.5
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3166
560.02
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
14
131.25
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
881
155.84
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
10
93.75
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
101.53
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
29.89
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.65
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
21.76
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
54.3
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.77
91.61
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440.16
77.86
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
20
187.5
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1449
256.31
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
188.92
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
67.22
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
83.84
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
129.3
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.16
95.26
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450.52
79.69
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
31.84
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.59
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
462
81.72
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
32
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
7.34
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.88
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
6.01
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
81
14.33
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
10.44
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
6.54
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
16.98
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.46
61.46

Fielding Stats for Pinky Swander and Ellis Valentine

Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.13
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
1.09
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
1.03
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21158
27
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7052.2
9
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
2
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.11
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.06
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.45
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1702
2.17
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
2.11
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.933
1.933
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.93
93.93
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.02
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0