Marc Valdes vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Marc Valdes
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Marc Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marc Valdes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 66). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Marc Valdes.

Pitching Stats for Marc Valdes and Fernando Valenzuela

Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
4.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
41.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
35.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Marc Valdes and Fernando Valenzuela

Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marc Valdes and Fernando Valenzuela

Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
1878.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
8.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-10.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
195.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0