Fernando Valenzuela

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: November 1, 1960 in Navojoa, Mexico mx

High School: Navajoa (Navajoa, Mexico)

Debut: September 15, 1980 (Age 19-319d, 14,397th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 14, 1997 (Age 36-255d)
vs. CIN 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 6 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Dick Moss, Tony DeMarco

Full Name: Fernando Valenzuela

Nicknames: El Toro

Pronunciation: \val-en-ZWAY-lah\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Cy Young
Rookie of the Year
6x All-Star
1981 World Series
Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.5

173

153

ERA

3.54

453

424

2930.0

2074

WHIP

1.320

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-17 / in Starts: 18-17
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 103 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	57 (29-19-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 103 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (31-20-10)

Most Driven In
C Maldonado	3
M Scioscia	2
S Sax	1
Self	1
D Anderson	0
G Brock	0

Most Driven In By
K Landreaux	3
Self	1
A Oliver	1
M Duncan	0

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	145	1	Apr 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	-0.072	2.20	-0.07%	-0.54	P
2	146	5 (3)	Apr 13	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.63	-0.130	2.62	-0.13%	-0.87	P
3	147	10 (4)	Apr 18	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.23	-0.019	.41	-0.02%	-0.69	P
4	148	15 (4)	Apr 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.89	-0.006	1.55	-0.01%	-0.10	P
5	149	20 (4)	Apr 28	LAD		SDP	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.77	-0.017	1.65	-0.02%	-0.16	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	150	24 (3)	May 4	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG(10)	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	1.12	0.097	1.82	0.10%	0.48	P
7	151	29 (4)	May 9	LAD		STL	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	1.01	-0.099	1.74	-0.10%	-0.76	P
8	152	33 (3)	May 14	LAD		CHC	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.182	.318	9	1.21	-0.033	1.97	-0.03%	-0.33	P
9	153	37 (3)	May 19	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360	9	.69	-0.036	.85	-0.03%	-0.32	P
10	154	42 (4)	May 25	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9	.53	-0.028	.65	-0.02%	-0.19	P
11	155	46 (3)	May 30	LAD		PHI	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.233	.433	9	1.02	0.023	1.39	0.02%	0.23	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	156	51 (4)	Jun 4	LAD		NYM	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.212	.394	9	1.66	-0.124	2.47	-0.11%	-0.74	P
13	157	55 (3)	Jun 9	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-10	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.229	.429	9	.91	0.025	1.27	0.02%	0.23	P
14	158	59 (3)	Jun 16	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.225	.425	9	.57	-0.078	1.13	-0.09%	-1.18	P
15	159	64 (4)	Jun 22	LAD		HOU	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.186	.186	.209	.395	9	.90	0.101	1.80	0.12%	0.28	P
16	160	69 (4)	Jun 27	LAD	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.222	.422	9	1.49	-0.076	3.96	-0.12%	-0.76	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	161	74 (4)	Jul 2	LAD		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.229	.438	9	.46	-0.001	.95	0.00%	0.14	P
18	162	79 (4)	Jul 8	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.231	.442	9	1.19	-0.053	2.40	-0.06%	-0.43	P
19	163	84 (4)	Jul 13	LAD	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.196	.214	.411	9	.52	-0.025	1.38	-0.04%	-0.56	P
20	164	88 (3)	Jul 20	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.203	.220	.424	9	.60	0.067	1.69	0.11%	0.94	P
21	165	93 (4)	Jul 25	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.197	.213	.410	9	1.21	-0.060	3.62	-0.11%	-0.56	P
22	166	98 (4)	Jul 30	LAD		SFG	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.206	.397	9	1.17	-0.057	3.16	-0.09%	-0.35	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	167	103 (4)	Aug 4	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.200	.385	9	.84	-0.044	3.10	-0.10%	-0.44	P
24	168	107 (3)	Aug 10	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.206	.206	.221	.426	9	.63	0.010	2.65	0.03%	0.12	P
25	169	112 (4)	Aug 15	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.197	.211	.408	9	1.19	-0.094	1.94	-0.09%	-0.85	P
26	170	117 (4)	Aug 21	LAD	@	PHI	W,15-6	GS-8	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.237	.447	9	.11	-0.001	.15	0.00%	0.76	P
27	171	122 (4)	Aug 26	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.205	.203	.231	.433	9	1.20	-0.056	2.27	-0.06%	-0.76	P
28	172	126 (3)	Aug 31	LAD		PHI	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.198	.225	.423	9	.56	-0.027	.98	-0.03%	-0.30	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	173	131 (4)	Sep 6	LAD		NYM	L,0-2	GS-11	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.190	.217	.407	9	1.77	-0.101	1.65	-0.06%	-0.66	P
30	174	137 (5)	Sep 11	LAD	@	ATL	W,12-3	GS-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.195	.193	.253	.446	9	.30	0.109	.11	0.02%	0.12	P
31	175	142 (4)	Sep 15	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-10	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.198	.256	.453	9	.67	0.059	.12	0.01%	0.22	P
32	176	147 (4)	Sep 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.194	.250	.444	9	.77	-0.038	.70	-0.02%	-0.29	P
33	177	152 (4)	Sep 25	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-6	GS-10	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.200	.255	.455	9	.72	0.027	.23	0.01%	0.38	P
34	178	156 (3)	Sep 30	LAD		SDP	L,4-6	GS-8	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.216	.271	.487	9	.57	0.046	.08	0.00%	0.61	P
35	179	160 (3)	Oct 4	LAD		CIN	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.214	.268	.482	9	.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
							18-17		103	97	7	21	2	0	1	7	0	0	9	0	5	1	2	3	0	1	.216	.214	.268	.482		.85	-0.722	1.54	-0.98%	-7.42

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