Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ray Washburn — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ray Washburn
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ray Washburn a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Ray Washburn led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 96). Ray Washburn was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Ray Washburn

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.46
69.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1208
8.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
2.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
5.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5080
37.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
4.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4703
34.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Ray Washburn

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
2.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
2.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.285
1.285
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.46
69.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Ray Washburn

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
341.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
420
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
361
515.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
38
54.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
29
41.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
8.19
11.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
51
72.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
59
84.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
22
31.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
24
34.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
45
64.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.87
-5.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
201
287.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
35
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA