Fernando Valenzuela vs. Mike Williams — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Mike Williams
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 89). Mike Williams held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Fernando Valenzuela.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Mike Williams

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
4.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
8.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
6.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3355
39.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2936
34.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Mike Williams

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
2.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Mike Williams

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
2069.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
108
476.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
15
66.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
15.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
83.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
21
92.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
61.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
12.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
145.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
105.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100