Fernando Valenzuela vs. Jay Witasick — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jay Witasick
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Witasick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Witasick led in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 103). Role difference aside, Jay Witasick holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Jay Witasick

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.84
43.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.83
13.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
4.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
7.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3298
40.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
5.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2850
35.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Jay Witasick

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.83
13.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Jay Witasick

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
405
5400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
560
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.71
-36.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
293.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA