Brian Sweeney vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Brian Sweeney
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational 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 Brian Sweeney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Sweeney led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 187 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 51). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brian Sweeney.

Pitching Stats for Brian Sweeney and Fernando Valenzuela

Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
8.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
37.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
34.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Brian Sweeney and Fernando Valenzuela

Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Sweeney and Fernando Valenzuela

Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
7300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-50.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0