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\

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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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS	34	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 12	LAD		SFG	W,7-5	GS	30	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 17	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS	30	8.0	0	5	1	6	0	P
5	21 (3)	Apr 28	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	26 (4)	May 4	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	31 (4)	May 9	LAD		STL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
8	36 (4)	May 15	LAD	@	MON	L,3-6	GS	39	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	41 (4)	May 22	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS	26	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
10	46 (4)	May 27	LAD		MON	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	50 (3)	Jun 1	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	GS	29	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	54 (3)	Jun 6	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	59 (4)	Jun 11	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	P
14	64 (4)	Jun 17	LAD	@	SDP	L,7-8	GS	27	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	69 (4)	Jun 23	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	74 (4)	Jun 28	LAD		CIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	78 (3)	Jul 3	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-6	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	83 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	LAD	@	STL	L,3-6	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	89 (5)	Jul 16	LAD		PIT	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
20	93 (3)	Jul 21	LAD		STL	L,1-6	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
21	98 (4)	Jul 26	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	GS	28	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	102 (3)	Jul 31	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-5	GS	32	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	107 (4)	Aug 5	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	111 (3)	Aug 10	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	116 (4)	Aug 15	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	120 (3)	Aug 20	LAD	@	MON	W,7-2	GS	34	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	126 (5)	Aug 25	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
28	130 (3)	Aug 30	LAD		MON	L,4-5	GS	42	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	135 (4)	Sep 5	LAD		NYM	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	140 (4)	Sep 11	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	145 (4)	Sep 17 (1)	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
32	151 (5)	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
33	155 (3)	Sep 27	LAD		SDP	W,4-3	GS	35	7.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
34	160 (4)	Oct 2	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-3	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							34gm		251.0	15	53	4	72	2