Fernando Valenzuela vs. Wesley Wright — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Wesley Wright
MillenialAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Wesley Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wesley Wright led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 109). Role difference aside, Wesley Wright holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Wesley Wright

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
10.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
8.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
8.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
34.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Wesley Wright

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
10.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
307.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Wesley Wright

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373
13164.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-34.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Wesley Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wesley Wright
Career
Per 600 PA