Fernando Valenzuela vs. Maurice Young — Career Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Maurice Young
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fernando Valenzuela and Maurice Young are fairly close on the surface numbers. Maurice Young had the edge in WHIP (1.200 vs 1.343). By the career numbers, Maurice Young had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Maurice Young

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.454
0.454
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
37.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.56
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Maurice Young

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.583
2.583
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maurice Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Valenzuela and Maurice Young

Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
32.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
33.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Maurice Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maurice Young
Career
Per 600 PA