Fernando Valenzuela vs. Chien-Ming Wang — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Chien-Ming Wang
Gen XTaiwanThrows RightBats RightAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Chien-Ming Wang a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Chien-Ming Wang led in home run suppression (HR9+ 219 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 95). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 65). Chien-Ming Wang was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Chien-Ming Wang

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
4.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2537
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
845.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3593
38.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
4.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3278
34.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Chien-Ming Wang

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2537
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
845.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Chien-Ming Wang

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
2485.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
3.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.33
-33.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Chien-Ming Wang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chien-Ming Wang
Career
Per 600 PA