Fernando Valenzuela vs. Kevin Walker — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Kevin Walker
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Walker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 4.76 and 1.539 for Kevin Walker. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Kevin Walker

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
10.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
39.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
33.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Kevin Walker

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
10.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Kevin Walker

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
18300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA