Fernando Valenzuela vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis 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 3.92 and 1.508 for Lefty Willis. 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 Lefty Willis

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Lefty Willis

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Lefty Willis

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
6.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA