Luis Valbuena vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Luis Valbuena
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Josh Willingham holds a real edge over Luis Valbuena in this comparison. Josh Willingham led in home run production (HR/PA+ 169 vs 141), slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 104), and batting average (AVG+ 98 vs 90). Luis Valbuena held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 95 vs 84). The edge belongs to Josh Willingham.

Hitting Stats for Luis Valbuena and Josh Willingham

Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
169.87
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
149.12
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
3571
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3148
528.93
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
710
119.29
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
128.45
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
418
70.23
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
73.07
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
28.4
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
28.08
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.51
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.95
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
114
19.15
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
292
49.06
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
406.79
68.35
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
1239
208.18
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
1103
185.33
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
377
63.34
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
73.33
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
367
61.66
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
630
105.85
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
391.95
65.86
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.19
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
374
62.84
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.86
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.86
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
788
132.4
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.51
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.53
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
9.58
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.85
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.55
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.69
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.17
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.54
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.72
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
40.74
40.74
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Luis Valbuena and Josh Willingham

Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
1.17
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
1.01
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
22714
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
7571.1
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.79
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
1.89
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
2.04
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.09
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3289
3.91
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
3.82
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.81
97.81
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.279
3.279
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.24
86.24
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
0.4
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0