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	17-21 / in Starts: 16-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	63 (33-19-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (29-20-10)

Most Driven In
M Scioscia	2
K Landreaux	1
D Anderson	1
M Ramsey	1
T Woodson	1
M Sharperson	1
Self	1
F Stubbs	0

Most Driven In By
P Guerrero	2
Self	1
S Sax	1

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 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	219	2 (1)	Apr 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.84	0.043	1.25	0.04%	0.49	P
2	220	4 (1)	Apr 9	LAD		SFG	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.43	PH
3	221	5	Apr 10	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	5.66	-0.175	6.05	-0.11%	-0.80	PH
4	222	7 (1)	Apr 12	LAD		SFG	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.65	-0.048	.66	-0.03%	-0.65	P
5	223	12 (4)	Apr 17	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.24	0.002	.22	0.00%	0.38	P
6	224	17 (4)	Apr 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.14	0.052	1.64	0.05%	0.35	P
7	225	20 (2)	Apr 26	LAD		SDP	L,0-4	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.73	-0.019	1.05	-0.02%	-0.23	PH
8	226	21	Apr 28	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.97	-0.050	1.21	-0.04%	-0.48	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
9	227	26 (4)	May 4	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	1.30	-0.075	1.61	-0.06%	-0.94	P
10	228	31 (4)	May 9	LAD		STL	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.174	.348	9	.83	0.018	.97	0.01%	0.06	P
11	229	36 (4)	May 15	LAD	@	MON	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.77	-0.197	2.26	-0.15%	-1.48	P
12	230	41 (4)	May 22	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.72	-0.036	.71	-0.02%	-0.45	P
13	231	46 (4)	May 27	LAD		MON	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.161	.323	9	.71	0.158	.70	0.09%	0.98	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
14	232	50 (3)	Jun 1	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.156	.313	9	3.27	-0.082	3.24	-0.05%	-0.77	P
15	233	54 (3)	Jun 6	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.152	.303	9	2.04	-0.005	2.75	0.00%	-0.10	P
16	234	59 (4)	Jun 11	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	2.13	-0.123	2.88	-0.10%	-0.96	P
17	235	64 (4)	Jun 17	LAD	@	SDP	L,7-8	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.184	.184	.368	9	.85	0.018	.74	0.01%	0.27	P
18	236	69 (4)	Jun 23	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.171	.171	.171	.341	9	.66	-0.064	.42	-0.02%	-0.98	P
19	237	74 (4)	Jun 28	LAD		CIN	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.163	.163	.326	9	.88	-0.060	.97	-0.04%	-0.59	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
20	238	78 (3)	Jul 3	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.159	.159	.318	9	.73	-0.018	.60	-0.01%	-0.16	P
21	239	83 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	LAD	@	STL	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.152	.304	9	1.12	-0.060	.64	-0.02%	-0.53	P
22	240	89 (5)	Jul 16	LAD		PIT	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.140	.140	.140	.280	9	.19	-0.020	.12	-0.01%	-1.54	P
23	241	93 (3)	Jul 21	LAD		STL	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.135	.135	.269	9	.84	-0.042	.56	-0.02%	-0.39	P
24	242	98 (4)	Jul 26	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.132	.132	.264	9	1.78	-0.086	.50	-0.01%	-0.67	P
25	243	102 (3)	Jul 31	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.80	0.046	.32	0.01%	0.49	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
26	244	107 (4)	Aug 5	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.140	.140	.281	9	1.41	-0.053	1.00	-0.02%	-0.46	P
27	245	111 (3)	Aug 10	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	1.10	0.112	.53	0.03%	0.69	P
28	246	112	Aug 11	LAD		CIN	W,7-2	5-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.164	.164	.328	9	.57	0.022	.17	0.00%	0.38	PH
29	247	116 (3)	Aug 15	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.159	.159	.317	9	.58	-0.029	.28	-0.01%	-0.31	P
30	248	120 (3)	Aug 20	LAD	@	MON	W,7-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.149	.149	.299	9	.79	-0.080	.09	-0.01%	-1.14	P
31	249	126 (5)	Aug 25	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.155	.155	.310	9	.90	0.022	.03	0.00%	0.11	P
32	250	130 (3)	Aug 30	LAD		MON	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.149	.149	.297	9	.81	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.83	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
33	251	135 (4)	Sep 5	LAD		NYM	L,3-4	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.195	.351	9	.97	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.68	P
34	252	140 (4)	Sep 11	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.148	.148	.185	.333	9	.75	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.91	P
35	253	145 (4)	Sep 17 (1)	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.145	.181	.325	9	1.77	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
36	254	151 (5)	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.140	.174	.314	9	.82	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
37	255	155 (3)	Sep 27	LAD		SDP	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.170	.307	9	.79	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
38	256	160 (4)	Oct 2	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-3	GS-7	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.141	.185	.326	9	.63	-0.051	.00	0.00%	0.29	P
							17-21		100	92	4	13	1	0	1	8	0	0	11	0	8	0	1	4	0	0	.141	.141	.185	.326		.99	-1.194	.71	-0.49%	-12.93

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