Fernando Valenzuela vs. Johnnie Vivens — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Johnnie Vivens
Lost GenerationMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Fernando Valenzuela posted a stronger line than Johnnie Vivens. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.54 vs 3.68) and home runs allowed (0.69 per nine innings vs 1.23). By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Johnnie Vivens

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
8.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
40.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
34.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Johnnie Vivens

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Johnnie Vivens

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Johnnie Vivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnnie Vivens
Career
Per 600 PA