Ferris Fain vs. Elmer Valo — Career Comparison

Ferris Fain
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Elmer Valo
Greatest GenerationCzechoslovakiaThrows RightBats LeftPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Ferris Fain and Elmer Valo are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 122 for Ferris Fain, 124 for Elmer Valo), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 108 vs 112). The overall lean goes to Elmer Valo, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ferris Fain and Elmer Valo

Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
1151
140.82
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1806
177.9
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
4904
600
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6091
600
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
3930
480.83
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5029
495.39
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
139.36
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1420
139.88
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
848
103.75
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1061
104.51
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
26.06
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
22.46
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.67
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
7.19
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
5.87
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
5.71
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
35.6
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
35.36
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
725.93
88.82
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848.84
83.62
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
190.38
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1968
193.86
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2061
252.16
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2400
236.41
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
595
72.8
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
75.65
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
69.74
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
59.2
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1117
136.66
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1311
129.14
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
766.53
93.78
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898.76
88.53
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.74
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
904
110.6
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
942
92.79
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.37
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.18
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
31.93
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
27.98
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
18.79
18.79
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.45
21.45
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.38
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.4
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.98
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.67
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
117
14.31
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
10.93
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
46
5.63
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
10.84
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.43
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
7.78
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 600 PA
74
9.05
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
18.62
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.16
62.16
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
58.2
58.2

Fielding Stats for Ferris Fain and Elmer Valo

Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
8.1
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
5.18
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.01
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.02
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3755
27
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6928
27
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251.2
9
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2309.1
9
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9541
68.6
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2769
10.79
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
6.68
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.28
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.01
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.26
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10611
76.3
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2908
11.33
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10470
75.28
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2841
11.07
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
97.7
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.42
12.42
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.64
19.64
Ferris Fain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
8.09
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ferris Fain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0