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	12-11 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	37 (21-8-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
M Scioscia	1
M Davis	0

Most Driven In By
A Griffin	1
K Gibson	1

1988 Batting Game Log

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1988 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	257	1	Apr 4	LAD		SFG	L,1-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.018	1.17	-0.02%	-0.13	P
2	258	5 (3)	Apr 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-3	GS-9	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.79	-0.039	1.35	-0.04%	-0.28	P
3	259	9 (3)	Apr 14	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.66	-0.010	3.18	-0.01%	-0.29	P
4	260	15 (5)	Apr 24	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-0	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.83	-0.046	1.88	-0.06%	-0.91	P
5	261	20 (4)	Apr 30	LAD		STL	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.24	-0.011	.46	-0.01%	-0.22	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	262	25 (4)	May 6	LAD	@	STL	W,10-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.19	-0.032	.38	-0.04%	-1.50	P
7	263	29 (3)	May 11	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	1.29	0.040	2.89	0.05%	0.20	P
8	264	34 (4)	May 17	LAD		MON	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	.65	0.018	1.41	0.02%	0.23	P
9	265	39 (4)	May 22	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9						P
10	266	44 (4)	May 28	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	GS-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.32	-0.137	3.04	-0.19%	-1.20	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
11	267	49 (4)	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	W,13-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.174	.348	9	.89	-0.024	2.39	-0.04%	-0.45	P
12	268	54 (4)	Jun 8	LAD		HOU	W,11-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.160	.160	.160	.320	9	.35	0.027	1.19	0.06%	-0.28	P
13	269	59 (4)	Jun 14	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS-8	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.250	.491	9	.45	0.091	1.04	0.13%	1.29	P
14	270	66 (6)	Jun 19 (2)	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.290	.540	9	.97	-0.008	2.58	-0.01%	-0.17	P
15	271	71 (4)	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.250	.290	.540	9						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
16	272	76 (4)	Jul 1	LAD		CHC	L,2-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.273	.508	9	1.61	-0.090	4.18	-0.14%	-0.96	P
17	273	81 (4)	Jul 6	LAD		STL	W,7-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.222	.257	.479	9	1.02	-0.049	2.47	-0.07%	-0.34	P
18	274	87 (5)	Jul 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.211	.243	.454	9	.64	-0.032	1.69	-0.05%	-0.24	P
19	275	93 (5)	Jul 20	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.225	.256	.481	9	.69	-0.005	1.68	-0.01%	0.16	P
20	276	98 (4)	Jul 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.214	.244	.458	9	.94	-0.044	3.11	-0.09%	-0.33	P
21	277	103 (4)	Jul 30	LAD		HOU	L,6-14	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.209	.238	.447	9	.77	-0.019	3.31	-0.05%	-0.20	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
22	278	157 (53)	Sep 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.205	.233	.437	9	1.75	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
23	279	161 (3)	Oct 1	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.200	.227	.427	1	1.29	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
							12-11		52	44	2	8	2	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.200	.227	.427		.84	-0.463	1.86	-0.57%	-6.40

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