Fernando Valenzuela vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95). Role difference aside, Gary Wayne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Gary Wayne

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Gary Wayne

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Gary Wayne

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA