Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ed Walsh — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ed Walsh
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Walsh posted a stronger line than Fernando Valenzuela. Ed Walsh posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.82 vs 3.54) and WHIP (1.000 vs 1.343). By the career numbers, Ed Walsh 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 Ed Walsh

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
1.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.26
73.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
1.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8893
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2964.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
7.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
1.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1736
5.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11500
34.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
2.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
10830
32.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.92
34.92

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Ed Walsh

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6147
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1208
5.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
6.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1445
6.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.21
96.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.314
3.314
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.85
48.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Ed Walsh

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
459
235.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1088
557.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
107.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
81.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
26.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.63
35.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
141.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
134.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
47.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
68
34.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
80.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.47
34.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
282
144.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
4.15
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
30
15.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33