Alan Embree vs. Raul Valdes — Career Comparison

Alan Embree
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Alan Embree a clear advantage over Raul Valdes across the core pitching metrics. Alan Embree led in run prevention (ERA+ 80 vs 64), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 70 vs 65). Raul Valdes held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 106). Alan Embree was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Alan Embree and Raul Valdes

Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
10.26
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
6.61
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.45
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.52
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.59
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.13
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
8.65
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
8.85
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.1
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.28
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
3.41
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.14
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.41
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
8.03
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.271
1.271
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3318
38.58
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
38.54
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.52
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.73
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.99
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.19
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.36
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2933
34.1
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
34.5
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Alan Embree and Raul Valdes

Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
10.26
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
6.61
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.95
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.15
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.54
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.38
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.54
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.75
96.75
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.135
0.135
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Embree and Raul Valdes

Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
882
132300
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
103
3433.33
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.73
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alan Embree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Embree
Career
Per 600 PA
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA