Fernando Valenzuela vs. Hoyt Wilhelm — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Hoyt Wilhelm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 95 for Fernando Valenzuela and 94 for Hoyt Wilhelm, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 96 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Hoyt Wilhelm — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.