Fernando Valenzuela vs. Alex Vesia — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Alex Vesia
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Vesia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Vesia led in run prevention (ERA+ 166 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 125 vs 91). Role difference aside, Alex Vesia holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Alex Vesia

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
12.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.11
12.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.801
1.801
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
37.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
32.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Alex Vesia

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.073
0.073
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Alex Vesia

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
45000
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA