Fernando Valenzuela vs. Eddie Watt — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Eddie Watt
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Eddie Watt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eddie Watt led in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 95). Role difference aside, Eddie Watt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Eddie Watt

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
659.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
7.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
6.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
37.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2417
32.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Eddie Watt

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1980
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Eddie Watt

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
2221.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
540.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
102.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
81.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
40.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
156.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.53
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
167.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Eddie Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Watt
Career
Per 600 PA