Rene Valdes vs. Gary Waslewski — Career Comparison

Rene Valdes
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Waslewski
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Waslewski built a career as a starting pitcher and Rene Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Waslewski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 5.54 and 1.615 for Rene Valdes. By the career numbers, Gary Waslewski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rene Valdes and Gary Waslewski

Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
3.33
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.92
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.73
29.73
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.44
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
8.07
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.7
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
4.32
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.68
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.92
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
5.02
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.038
1.038
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
40.85
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767
38.76
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.04
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
36
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539
33.76
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Rene Valdes and Gary Waslewski

Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
3.33
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.92
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.83
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.71
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.58
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.54
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Valdes and Gary Waslewski

Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
981.25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
550
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
16.4
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.67
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
43.75
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
38.67
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.09
-38.06
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
50
312.5
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA