Fernando Valenzuela vs. Gary Wagner — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wagner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 95 for Fernando Valenzuela and 90 for Gary Wagner, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 93 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Gary Wagner — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.