Jeff Locke vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Jeff Locke
MillenialNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jeff Locke and Fernando Valenzuela are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 92 for Jeff Locke and 95 for Fernando Valenzuela, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Jeff Locke gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Locke and Fernando Valenzuela

Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.87
44.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2029
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
676.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
6.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2937
39.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2594
34.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jeff Locke and Fernando Valenzuela

Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2029
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
676.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.969
0.969
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Locke and Fernando Valenzuela

Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
350.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
224
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
195
522.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
17
45.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
5.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
19
50.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
69.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.64
-15.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
278.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
56.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0