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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Team Record in Appearances: 20-13 / in Starts: 18-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 2

1996 Pitching Game Log

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1996 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	403	2	Apr 3	SDP	@	CHC	W,7-5	7-7	H(1)	99	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-2.83	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.032	1.23	0.02%	0.46	7b 12- 2 out a4	7b 3 out a4
2	404	3	Apr 5	SDP	@	HOU	W,10-4	8-8	H(2)	1	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	13.50	19.67	2	5	4	2	0	0	2	0	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.121	1.09	-0.07%	-2.57	8b 12- 2 out a4	8b 3 out a1
3	405	7	Apr 9	SDP		FLA	L,2-5	GS-6		3	5.1	3	0	0	3	1	0	0	1.50	6.17	20	88	46	13	6	9	7	3	1	0	60			1	1	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.275	1.18	0.19%	2.44	1t start tie	6t 1-- 1 out tie
4	406	12	Apr 14	SDP		ATL	L,0-4	GS-6	L(0-1)	4	5.2	8	3	3	2	4	3	0	3.09	7.89	25	90	54	20	5	9	10	3	3	0	43			0	1	1	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.062	1.06	-0.04%	-0.48	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d3
5	407	18	Apr 21	SDP	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS-6		6	6.0	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	2.04	5.49	20	86	54	13	14	7	6	3	0	0	75			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.370	1.21	0.27%	3.30	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
6	408	23	Apr 26	SDP		HOU	W,3-2	GS-5		4	5.0	5	2	2	3	2	0	0	2.38	5.20	23					5	13	5	1	0	48			1	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.35	0.049	1.70	0.04%	0.46	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	409	28	May 1	SDP		SFG	W,9-4	GS-6	W(1-1)	4	5.2	8	4	3	3	3	2	0	2.86	5.82	28	97	59	16	5	8	14	4	2	0	39			0	0	0	25	2	0	1	1	0	1	1.15	-0.141	1.78	-0.13%	-1.27	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out a1
8	410	33	May 8(2)	SDP	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-5		6	5.0	6	3	3	3	4	0	0	3.24	5.45	23	92	55	16	10	9	7	2	3	0	44			2	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	.91	-0.094	1.15	-0.07%	-0.30	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d2
9	411	38	May 13	SDP		NYM	W,5-2	GS-7	W(2-1)	4	6.2	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.93	5.05	25	102	65	21	4	10	12	6	0	0	61			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	0.257	1.66	0.20%	2.09	1t start tie	7t --3 2 out a1
10	412	43	May 18	SDP		MON	L,2-3	GS-7	L(2-2)	4	6.1	8	3	1	2	8	0	0	2.72	4.57	30	105	65	14	8	13	7	3	1	0	55			2	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.24	-0.114	1.67	-0.09%	-0.46	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out d1
11	413	48	May 24	SDP	@	NYM	W,13-1	GS-8	W(3-2)	5	8.0	6	1	1	0	4	1	0	2.48	4.46	28	98	63	23	3	12	12	8	0	0	70			0	1	1	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.72	0.329	.96	0.26%	2.97	1b start tie	8b 3 out a9
12	414	53	May 29	SDP	@	MON	L,4-9	GS-3	L(3-3)	4	2.1	8	5	5	1	2	0	0	3.18	4.39	16	56	34	3	6	2	11	6	3	0	22			1	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.329	1.29	-0.26%	-4.35	1b start tie	3b 12- 1 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	415	58	Jun 4	SDP		STL	L,5-11	GS-4		5	3.1	10	4	2	1	2	0	0	3.30	4.31	22	78	48	13	5	9	10	4	4	0	29			1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.24	-0.291	1.64	-0.23%	-2.60	1t start tie	4t 123 1 out tie
14	416	64	Jun 11	SDP		CIN	L,1-4	GS-6	L(3-4)	6	6.0	7	4	4	1	4	1	0	3.55	4.32	24	100	59	17	7	5	14	2	3	0	45			1	0	0	21	3	0	0	0	1	0	.63	-0.159	.90	-0.14%	-1.05	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
15	417	69	Jun 16	SDP	@	CHC	L,4-8	GS-4	L(3-5)	4	3.2	6	7	4	1	0	1	0	3.88	4.49	20	80	50	11	2	10	9	1	1	0	26			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	1	2	.98	-0.317	1.41	-0.27%	-3.39	1b start a 1	4b 1-3 2 out d4
16	418	74	Jun 21	SDP		CHC	W,2-1	GS-7		4	6.1	4	1	1	2	1	1	0	3.67	4.61	25	88	52	11	3	10	12	0	2	0	60			0	1	1	23	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.30	0.134	1.46	0.09%	1.54	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out tie
17	419	79	Jun 27	SDP	@	SFG	W,11-1	GS-8	W(4-5)	5	7.2	7	1	1	2	6	0	0	3.44	4.40	32	121	76	19	6	13	11	3	5	0	65			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.274	1.01	0.23%	2.74	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a8
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	420	84	Jul 2	SDP		LAD	L,3-7	GS-5	L(4-6)	4	5.0	6	5	5	2	2	0	0	3.76	4.36	23	82	48	11	3	7	12	5	0	0	35			0	0	0	19	2	1	1	0	0	0	.64	-0.250	1.26	-0.30%	-2.54	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
19	421	89	Jul 7	SDP		SFG	W,10-3	GS-6	W(5-6)	4	6.0	4	3	3	2	4	1	0	3.80	4.40	25	107	67	14	7	10	9	3	1	0	54			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.033	1.52	-0.03%	-0.05	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
20	422	93	Jul 14	SDP	@	COL	L,4-8	GS-5	L(5-7)	6	4.2	9	5	5	3	0	1	0	4.08	4.56	26	94	47	10	1	10	13	5	2	0	23			2	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.49	-0.260	2.93	-0.31%	-2.16	1b start tie	5b -2- 2 out d3
21	423	98	Jul 19	SDP		COL	W,4-3	GS-6	W(6-7)	4	6.0	5	2	2	3	4	0	0	4.02	4.49	26	92	51	16	6	8	11	5	2	0	55			1	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.130	3.03	0.17%	0.95	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
22	424	103	Jul 24	SDP	@	HOU	L,4-6	GS-4		4	3.2	6	3	3	2	2	1	0	4.13	4.58	18	79	47	11	9	6	8	5	1	0	37			1	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.192	1.55	-0.21%	-1.50	1b start tie	4b 12- 2 out d2
23	425	108	Jul 30	SDP		ATL	W,2-1	GS-7	W(7-7)	5	6.1	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.90	4.52	24	95	55	13	7	11	9	4	2	0	63			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.283	2.11	0.30%	2.54	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	426	113	Aug 4	SDP		FLA	W,6-4	GS-5	W(8-7)	4	5.0	7	4	4	2	2	1	0	4.04	4.59	23	85	57	16	6	10	9	2	1	0	37			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.33	-0.163	2.49	-0.18%	-1.54	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
25	427	118	Aug 9	SDP	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS-8	W(9-7)	4	7.2	3	1	1	4	5	1	0	3.87	4.63	29	121	68	21	10	10	10	0	3	0	70			2	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.311	1.93	0.36%	3.07	1b start a 1	8b 1-- 2 out a3
26	428	124	Aug 16	SDP		NYM	W,15-10	GS-7	W(10-7)	6	6.0	6	3	3	4	3	0	0	3.90	4.60	26	96	52	11	11	9	10	4	2	0	47			0	1	1	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.62	0.196	1.26	0.24%	0.96	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out a14
27	429	129	Aug 21	SDP		MON	W,7-2	GS-6	W(11-7)	4	6.0	3	0	0	4	5	0	0	3.73	4.56	24	106	55	13	9	4	11	3	4	0	67			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	.53	0.150	1.30	0.22%	2.95	1t start tie	6t 3 out a6
28	430	134	Aug 28	SDP	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-6		6	6.0	4	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.70	4.51	25	100	61	15	5	10	8	4	1	0	57			1	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.045	2.07	0.06%	0.98	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	431	139	Sep 2	SDP	@	PHI	W,5-1	GS-7	W(12-7)	4	7.0	6	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.53	4.46	28	118	74	16	10	11	13	8	2	0	65			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.66	0.228	1.36	0.28%	3.63	1b start a 3	7b 3 out a5
30	432	144	Sep 8	SDP	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-7	W(13-7)	5	7.0	5	2	2	4	2	0	0	3.49	4.45	27					11	10	4	1	0	57			0	1	1	22	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.15	0.159	3.27	0.27%	1.63	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
31	433	149	Sep 14	SDP		CIN	W,3-2	GS-6		5	5.0	6	2	2	2	3	1	0	3.49	4.49	21	95	56	13	9	4	12	6	1	0	48			0	2	1	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.034	2.82	-0.06%	0.08	1t start tie	6t 1-- 0 out tie
32	434	154	Sep 19	SDP		LAD	L,0-7	GS-2	L(13-8)	4	1.2	3	4	3	3	2	1	0	3.62	4.59	12	46	25	10	2	2	5	1	1	0	34			1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	.82	-0.314	2.91	-0.67%	-3.78	1t start tie	2t 123 2 out d4
33	435	158	Sep 24	SDP		COL	L,4-5	GS-5		4	5.0	5	2	2	0	2	0	0	3.62	4.52	20	80	48	18	3	9	9	3	2	0	51			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.038	1.79	0.04%	0.46	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
							20-13		W-L:13-8,Hld:2	4.4	171.2	177	78	69	67	95	17	0	3.62	4.52	741	2687	59%	16%	7%	0.83		20%	10%	0	50	4	50%	17	8	6	659	38	1	2	14	4	10	1.00	0.386	1.72	0.17%	5.22

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