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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Team Record in Appearances: 21-13 / in Starts: 21-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1986 Pitching Game Log

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1986 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	177	1	Apr 7	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	10	1	1	1	9	0	0	1.00	1.10	34	14	7	4	0	3	71			1	2	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.59	0.565	2.46	0.52%	2.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
2	178	6	Apr 12	LAD		SFG	L,6-7	GS-8		4	8.0	8	3	1	4	2	0	0	1.06	2.36	36	13	17	8	0	0	56			0	2	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.49	0.060	2.22	0.05%	0.45	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
3	179	11	Apr 18	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-6	GS-6	L(1-1)	5	6.0	7	6	5	3	2	2	0	2.74	3.81	28	11	12	4	0	0	35			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	.42	-0.292	.44	-0.18%	-3.08	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
4	180	16	Apr 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	W(2-1)	4	9.0	8	4	3	3	10	0	0	2.81	3.18	37	9	7	1	0	8	64			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.64	0.201	1.38	0.10%	-0.04	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a2
5	181	21	Apr 28	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	6	1	1	1	9	0	0	2.41	2.72	32	14	8	1	0	0	79			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.548	.93	0.23%	2.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
6	182	26	May 3	LAD		STL	W,3-0	SHO	W(4-1)	4	9.0	5	0	0	1	8	0	0	1.98	2.47	33	15	9	0	0	0	84			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.574	1.25	0.36%	3.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
7	183	31	May 9	LAD	@	MON	L,4-8	CG(8)	L(4-2)	5	8.0	11	8	8	1	6	3	0	2.95	3.03	35	14	11	4	0	3	33			1	0	0	33	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.43	-0.607	1.60	-0.41%	-4.30	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
8	184	35	May 14	LAD	@	STL	W,8-3	GS-9	W(5-2)	4	8.0	5	3	3	5	9	0	1	3.00	3.00	35	10	5	0	0	5	64			2	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.045	.59	0.03%	0.73	1b start a 1	9b 12- 0 out a6
9	185	39	May 20	LAD		MON	W,4-0	SHO	W(6-2)	5	9.0	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	2.64	2.85	29	13	9	0	0	0	88			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.376	.76	0.23%	3.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
10	186	43	May 24	LAD		PHI	W,6-0	SHO	W(7-2)	3	9.0	2	0	0	3	11	0	0	2.36	2.69	32	9	9	0	0	0	91			0	0	0	29	1	0	1	0	0	0	.89	0.482	.86	0.28%	3.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
11	187	47	May 29	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-5	GS-7	L(7-3)	4	7.0	6	5	5	6	4	1	0	2.67	2.95	31	11	9	0	0	1	43			0	1	0	25	2	0	1	0	0	0	.78	-0.247	.73	-0.14%	-1.82	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
12	188	52	Jun 3	LAD	@	PHI	W,11-4	CG	W(8-3)	4	9.0	8	4	4	2	11	0	0	2.79	2.77	35	9	13	5	0	0	64			1	0	0	32	4	0	0	2	1	0	.57	-0.137	.47	-0.07%	0.30	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a7
13	189	57	Jun 8	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	GS-7	L(8-4)	4	7.0	8	3	3	2	9	1	0	2.86	2.78	31	7	13	3	0	0	56			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.106	1.27	-0.07%	0.02	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
14	190	61	Jun 13	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-2	CG	W(9-4)	4	9.0	6	2	2	1	7	1	0	2.79	2.80	33	5	20	3	0	0	73			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.119	.90	0.08%	2.09	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
15	191	65	Jun 18	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS-7	W(10-4)	4	6.2	6	2	2	4	5	2	0	2.79	3.02	30	6	15	3	0	0	55			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	0.121	1.89	0.10%	0.65	1b start a 1	7b 123 2 out a2
16	192	70	Jun 23	LAD		ATL	L,5-6	GS-5		4	4.2	10	5	5	4	3	0	0	3.04	3.06	29	11	11	5	0	0	23			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.58	-0.368	1.83	-0.26%	-3.30	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out d1
17	193	75	Jun 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(10-5)	5	8.0	5	2	0	2	7	0	0	2.86	2.99	30	11	5	0	0	5	73			0	1	1	28	0	0	0	2	0	2	1.22	-0.028	.92	-0.01%	1.59	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	194	79	Jul 4	LAD		PIT	L,4-6	GS-8	L(10-6)	4	8.0	5	6	6	5	7	1	0	3.08	3.07	34	12	9	2	0	1	50			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	.59	-0.286	.23	-0.07%	-2.55	1t start tie	8t 3 out d4
19	195	84	Jul 9	LAD		STL	W,8-2	CG	W(11-6)	4	9.0	5	2	2	1	9	0	0	3.01	2.95	33	9	14	2	0	0	77			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.167	.09	0.03%	1.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
20	196	90	Jul 18	LAD	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-8	W(12-6)	8	7.0	4	2	2	2	8	0	0	2.99	2.88	27	7	6	0	0	4	67			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	.91	0.226	.26	0.04%	1.87	1b start a 3	8b 1-- 0 out a3
21	197	95	Jul 24	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-2	GS-7	W(13-6)	5	7.0	6	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.92	2.86	28	8	13	4	0	0	64			1	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	1	.36	0.098	.20	0.03%	2.30	1b start a 4	7b 3 out a7
22	198	100	Jul 29	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	W(14-6)	4	9.0	6	1	1	1	11	0	0	2.82	2.74	34	10	12	1	0	0	81			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.542	1.02	0.23%	2.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
23	199	105	Aug 4	LAD		HOU	W,7-3	CG	W(15-6)	5	9.0	8	3	3	2	11	0	0	2.83	2.66	37	14	10	5	0	0	68			1	1	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.056	1.58	-0.06%	0.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
24	200	110	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS-6	L(15-7)	4	6.0	8	5	5	3	6	1	0	2.98	2.71	28	9	9	4	0	1	39			1	1	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.302	1.14	-0.18%	-2.11	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
25	201	115	Aug 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(15-8)	4	8.0	6	3	3	6	3	0	0	2.99	2.78	33	11	7	1	0	6	55			0	0	0	27	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.50	-0.294	1.65	-0.19%	0.59	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
26	202	120	Aug 19	LAD		NYM	L,4-6	GS-6	L(15-9)	4	6.0	11	5	5	1	6	1	0	3.13	2.80	29	16	5	2	0	1	35			0	1	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.09	-0.282	.31	-0.05%	-2.42	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
27	203	125	Aug 25	LAD		PHI	W,3-1	CG	W(16-9)	5	9.0	4	1	1	2	7	0	0	3.04	2.76	35	13	13	4	0	0	80			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.31	0.390	.25	0.05%	2.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
28	204	130	Aug 31	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	W(17-9)	5	9.0	9	4	3	1	7	1	0	3.04	2.77	36	14	13	4	0	1	61			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	2	0	2	.99	0.114	.04	0.00%	0.09	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	205	135	Sep 6	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	W(18-9)	5	9.0	6	2	2	2	14	1	0	3.00	2.73	35	11	7	2	0	1	79			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.39	0.605	.01	0.00%	2.30	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
30	206	140	Sep 11	LAD		HOU	W,14-6	GS-7	W(19-9)	4	7.0	9	5	4	0	6	1	0	3.06	2.73	30	13	10	2	0	1	47			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	.79	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-1.98	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
31	207	145	Sep 17	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG(8)	L(19-10)	5	8.0	10	4	4	5	5	0	0	3.11	2.75	39	15	14	8	0	0	46			2	0	0	32	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.01	-0.176	.00	0.00%	-0.11	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
32	208	150	Sep 22	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	W(20-10)	4	9.0	2	2	1	3	5	0	0	3.03	2.75	33	8	15	1	0	2	79			0	1	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	2	.35	0.176	.00	0.00%	2.04	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
33	209	155	Sep 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-8	GS-5	L(20-11)	4	5.0	9	8	8	4	7	2	0	3.25	2.84	28	5	3	0	0	9	20			1	0	0	23	4	0	0	0	1	0	.80	-0.441	.00	0.00%	-5.80	1b start tie	5b 3 out d6
34	210	161	Oct 4	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	W(21-11)	6	9.0	5	1	0	1	7	0	0	3.14	2.80	33	11	14	2	0	0	81			1	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.31	0.533	.00	0.00%	2.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
							21-13		W-L:21-11	4.5	269.1	226	104	94	85	242	18	1	3.14	2.80	1102	1.04		12%	0%	52	61		---%	15	11	1	998	40	2	5	16	3	20	1.04	2.220	.82	0.67%	16.25

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