Fernando Valenzuela vs. Adam Wainwright — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Adam Wainwright
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

The numbers give Adam Wainwright a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Adam Wainwright led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 110). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 90). Adam Wainwright was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Adam Wainwright

Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2577
8.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
2.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2202
7.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11116
37.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1117
3.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10139
34.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Adam Wainwright

Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
1.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
1.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Adam Wainwright

Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
359.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
848
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
744
526.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
143
101.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
92
65.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
36.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48.62
34.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
152.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
120.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
38.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
53.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
84.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.2
29.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
250
176.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
3.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
74
52.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0