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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-4 / in Starts: 5-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1981	NLDS g1	Oct 6	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.038	12.74	-0.33%	-0.26	P
2	1981	NLDS g4	Oct 10	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.026	14.22	-0.33%	-0.46	P
3	1981	NLCS g2	Oct 14	LAD		MON	L,0-3	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	1.48	-0.069	49.59	-1.52%	-0.53	P
4	1981	NLCS g5	Oct 19	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.66	-0.059	138.05	-2.71%	-0.38	P
5	1981	WS g3	Oct 23	LAD		NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	1.01	-0.049	41.98	-1.25%	-0.49	P
1983 Postseason			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	1983	NLCS g2	Oct 5	LAD		PHI	W,4-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.58	0.137	16.36	2.13%	0.64	P
1985 Postseason			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	1985	NLCS g1	Oct 9	LAD		STL	W,4-1	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.67	-0.016	17.61	-0.23%	-0.62	P
8	1985	NLCS g5	Oct 14	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.60	-0.083	66.36	-2.08%	-0.58	P
1996 Postseason			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	1996	NLDS g3	Oct 5	SDP		STL	L,5-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						P
									24	20	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186

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