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	17-17 / in Starts: 16-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	50 (25-17-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
M Huff	2
R Dempsey	1
J Gonzalez	1
J Shelby	1
A Griffin	1
M Davis	0

Most Driven In By
W Randolph	2
M Duncan	1

1989 Batting Game Log

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1989 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	280	4 (3)	Apr 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.046	1.58	-0.05%	-0.36	P
2	281	8 (3)	Apr 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.036	1.20	-0.04%	-0.29	P
3	282	9	Apr 13	LAD		HOU	L,2-4	14-15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.27	-0.031	1.87	-0.03%	-0.09	PH
4	283	13 (3)	Apr 17	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.81	0.106	2.82	0.10%	0.63	P
5	284	18 (4)	Apr 23	LAD		SFG	W,7-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.036	1.55	-0.04%	-0.38	P
6	285	23 (4)	Apr 29	LAD	@	STL	L,0-1	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	1.34	-0.064	2.01	-0.06%	-0.49	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
7	286	28 (4)	May 4	LAD		STL	L,0-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	287	36 (7)	May 17	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	-0.084	1.86	-0.07%	-0.70	P
9	288	41 (4)	May 23	LAD		PHI	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	-0.036	2.02	-0.03%	-0.33	P
10	289	46 (4)	May 28	LAD		NYM	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.026	.62	-0.02%	-0.46	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	290	51 (4)	Jun 2	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-1	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	1.90	-0.096	2.83	-0.09%	-0.72	P
12	291	52	Jun 3	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	21-GF(22)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						1B
13	292	57 (4)	Jun 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	1.05	0.087	1.07	0.05%	1.44	P
14	293	62 (4)	Jun 13	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	.81	-0.048	.95	-0.03%	-0.47	P
15	294	67 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		ATL	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.040	.040	.080	9	.77	-0.080	.80	-0.05%	-0.79	P
16	295	72 (4)	Jun 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,10-3	GS-7	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.148	.259	9	.94	0.130	.93	0.08%	0.99	P
17	296	77 (4)	Jun 29	LAD		SDP	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.138	.172	.310	9	.81	0.000	.54	0.00%	-0.01	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
18	297	82 (4)	Jul 4	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.161	.290	9	1.07	-0.055	.63	-0.02%	-0.42	P
19	298	87 (4)	Jul 9	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.156	.281	9	1.68	-0.038	.45	-0.01%	-0.35	P
20	299	90 (2)	Jul 15	LAD		STL	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.143	.257	9	1.24	-0.250	.34	-0.04%	-1.86	P
21	300	96 (5)	Jul 21 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.132	.237	9	.51	-0.038	.05	0.00%	-0.53	P
22	301	102 (5)	Jul 26	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.125	.225	9	.49	-0.024	.08	0.00%	-0.22	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	302	107 (4)	Aug 1	LAD		SFG	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.119	.214	9	.94	-0.045	.12	0.00%	-0.35	P
24	303	112 (4)	Aug 6	LAD		SDP	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.114	.205	9	.60	-0.029	.06	0.00%	-0.23	P
25	304	117 (4)	Aug 12	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.128	.170	.298	9	.52	0.104	.04	0.01%	1.56	P
26	305	121 (3)	Aug 17	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-4	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360	9	1.63	0.169	.13	0.01%	1.86	P
27	306	126 (4)	Aug 22	LAD	@	MON	L,2-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.157	.196	.353	9	1.39	-0.046	.04	0.00%	-0.39	P
28	307	127	Aug 23	LAD	@	MON	W,1-0	17-17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.192	.346	9	1.23	-0.030	.02	0.00%	-0.09	PH
29	308	130 (2)	Aug 27	LAD		PHI	W,8-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.164	.200	.364	9	.24	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.42	P
Sept		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
30	309	135 (4)	Sep 2	LAD		MON	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.211	.386	9	1.88	-0.070	.01	0.00%	-0.61	P
31	310	140 (4)	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.197	.230	.426	9	.52	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-1.24	P
32	311	145 (4)	Sep 12	LAD		CIN	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.222	.413	9	.63	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
33	312	150 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.215	.400	9	1.59	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
34	313	155 (4)	Sep 23	LAD		SDP	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.212	.394	9	.42	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
							17-17		73	66	3	12	2	0	0	6	0	0	11	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.182	.212	.394		.96	-0.773	.68	-0.33%	-6.17

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