Fernando Valenzuela vs. Keiichi Yabu — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Keiichi Yabu
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Keiichi Yabu as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keiichi Yabu led in home run suppression (HR9+ 176 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 79). Role difference aside, Keiichi Yabu holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Keiichi Yabu

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
6.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
40.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
34.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Keiichi Yabu

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Keiichi Yabu

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
20000
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA