Fernando Valenzuela vs. Dan Winkler — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Dan Winkler
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Winkler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Winkler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 172 vs 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 91). Role difference aside, Dan Winkler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Dan Winkler

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
10.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
3.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
6.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
9.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
38.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
33.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Dan Winkler

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
10.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Dan Winkler

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
36400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Dan Winkler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Winkler
Career
Per 600 PA