Fernando Valenzuela vs. Justin Wilson — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Justin Wilson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Wilson led in run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 110). Role difference aside, Justin Wilson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Justin Wilson

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
10.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
3.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
9.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2386
38.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2110
33.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Justin Wilson

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
10.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Justin Wilson

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
48600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-55.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
525
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA