Fernando Valenzuela vs. Gus Weyhing — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Gus Weyhing
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Weyhing as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 3.88 and 1.417 for Gus Weyhing. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Gus Weyhing

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
1.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
3.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13011
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4337
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4576
9.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
3.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1667
3.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19188
39.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2796
5.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17341
35.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Gus Weyhing

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13293
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4431
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
1.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
2.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.89
87.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Gus Weyhing

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
167.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1980
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1855
562.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
93.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
75.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
12.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
17.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91.8
27.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
117.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
124.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
49.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
40.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.13
23.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
30.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
477
144.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
4.15
4.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100