Ismael Valdez vs. Angel Zerpa — Career Comparison

Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Angel Zerpa
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ismael Valdez built a career as a starting pitcher and Angel Zerpa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Angel Zerpa led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 126), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 87). Ismael Valdez held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 93). Role difference aside, Angel Zerpa holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ismael Valdez and Angel Zerpa

Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
7.53
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.51
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.97
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
9.36
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
2.69
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.63
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
38.64
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.51
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
4.39
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.22
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.7
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.97
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
35.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Ismael Valdez and Angel Zerpa

Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
7.53
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.73
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.24
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.03
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ismael Valdez and Angel Zerpa

Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
412.66
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
148
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
505.06
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.28
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.46
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Angel Zerpa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Angel Zerpa
Career
Per 600 PA