Fernando Valenzuela vs. Mike Wallace — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Mike Wallace
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Wallace led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 95). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 68). Role difference aside, Mike Wallace holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Mike Wallace

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
9.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
40.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
34.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Mike Wallace

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Mike Wallace

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
8775
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
23.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA