Fernando Valenzuela vs. Oscar Villarreal — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Oscar Villarreal
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Oscar Villarreal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Oscar Villarreal led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 79). Role difference aside, Oscar Villarreal holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Oscar Villarreal

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
8.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
6.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
39.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
34.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Oscar Villarreal

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Oscar Villarreal

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
8600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.15
-38.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Oscar Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA