Fernando Valenzuela vs. Rick Williams — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Rick Williams
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fernando Valenzuela and Rick Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rick Williams had the edge in home runs allowed (0.46 per nine innings vs 0.69). By the career numbers, Rick Williams had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Rick Williams

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.42
35.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
9.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
38.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
35.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Rick Williams

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.42
35.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Rick Williams

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
702.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
38.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
131.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
43.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
292.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA