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	17-18 / in Starts: 16-17
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	46 (20-15-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (23-15-8)

Most Driven In
J Samuel	3
M Scioscia	2
M Sharperson	1
A Griffin	1
L Harris	1
H Brooks	1
J Offerman	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
K Daniels	3
L Harris	1
J Gonzalez	1
Self	1
K Gibson	1
J Samuel	1

1990 Batting Game Log

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1990 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	314	3 (2)	Apr 11	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.025	1.71	-0.03%	-0.23	P
2	315	8 (4)	Apr 16	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.65	0.011	1.03	0.01%	0.11	P
3	316	13 (4)	Apr 21	LAD		HOU	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.35	0.095	2.21	0.09%	0.62	P
4	317	18 (4)	Apr 27	LAD		CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.74	0.050	1.06	0.04%	0.24	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
5	318	23 (4)	May 2	LAD		PIT	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.46	0.031	.69	0.03%	0.67	P
6	319	28 (4)	May 9	LAD	@	MON	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.99	-0.025	1.30	-0.02%	-0.21	P
7	320	32 (3)	May 14	LAD		MON	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	9	.92	0.182	.84	0.10%	1.78	P
8	321	36 (3)	May 19	LAD		PHI	L,12-15	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.357	.400	.571	.971	9	.74	0.105	.88	0.07%	1.20	P
9	322	41 (4)	May 24	LAD	@	CHC	W,15-6	GS-7	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.444	.588	1.033	9	.62	0.036	.67	0.02%	1.41	P
10	323	46 (4)	May 29	LAD	@	PIT	L,5-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.421	.556	.977	9	.24	-0.006	.30	0.00%	-0.09	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	324	51 (4)	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.429	.600	1.029	9	1.50	0.079	2.07	0.07%	0.31	P
12	325	54 (2)	Jun 6	LAD		ATL	W,7-5	3-4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.455	.667	1.121	9	1.31	-0.025	.97	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
13	326	56 (1)	Jun 9	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.417	.609	1.025	9	.60	-0.033	.52	-0.02%	-0.54	P
14	327	61 (4)	Jun 15	LAD		SDP	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.423	.600	1.023	9	1.11	-0.021	.79	-0.01%	-0.22	P
15	328	65 (3)	Jun 19	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.357	.379	.536	.915	9	.79	0.085	.46	0.03%	1.21	P
16	329	69 (3)	Jun 24	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-10	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.345	.355	.517	.872	9	1.47	-0.013	1.65	-0.01%	-0.07	P
17	330	73 (3)	Jun 29	LAD		STL	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.343	.485	.828	9	.32	-0.024	.19	-0.01%	-0.21	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	331	78 (4)	Jul 4	LAD		CHC	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.324	.457	.781	9	.64	-0.031	.35	-0.01%	-0.24	P
19	332	83 (4)	Jul 12	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.333	.459	.793	9	.87	-0.011	.22	0.00%	-0.15	P
20	333	88 (4)	Jul 17	LAD	@	STL	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.317	.436	.753	9	1.68	-0.054	.59	-0.01%	-0.45	P
21	334	93 (4)	Jul 23	LAD		SFG	W,11-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.302	.415	.717	9	.19	-0.008	.05	0.00%	-0.42	P
22	335	98 (4)	Jul 28	LAD		ATL	W,8-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.289	.395	.684	9	.70	-0.035	.38	-0.01%	-0.31	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	336	103 (4)	Aug 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.298	.400	.698	9	.49	0.012	.31	0.01%	0.15	P
24	337	108 (4)	Aug 8	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.300	.396	.696	9	.90	-0.004	.89	0.00%	-0.14	P
25	338	113 (4)	Aug 13	LAD	@	ATL	L,5-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.294	.388	.682	9	.66	-0.017	.72	-0.01%	-0.23	P
26	339	119 (5)	Aug 18	LAD		MON	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.283	.373	.656	9	1.31	-0.056	1.31	-0.03%	-0.48	P
27	340	122 (2)	Aug 21	LAD		PHI	L,11-12	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.296	.385	.681	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
28	341	124 (1)	Aug 23	LAD		NYM	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.298	.382	.680	9	1.23	0.076	1.60	0.06%	0.61	P
29	342	129 (4)	Aug 29	LAD	@	PHI	W,12-2	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.305	.404	.709	9	.35	0.001	.43	0.00%	0.00	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	343	134 (4)	Sep 3	LAD		HOU	L,3-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.300	.397	.697	9	1.09	-0.027	1.23	-0.02%	-0.22	P
31	344	139 (4)	Sep 8	LAD		CIN	L,4-8	GS-4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.295	.390	.685	9	2.26	-0.044	5.27	-0.06%	-0.39	P
32	345	144 (4)	Sep 14	LAD	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.308	.413	.720	9	1.06	0.139	1.12	0.09%	1.94	P
33	346	149 (4)	Sep 19	LAD		SDP	L,4-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.313	.431	.744	9	.78	0.059	1.12	0.05%	0.52	P
34	347	154 (4)	Sep 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.319	.433	.752	9	1.43	0.040	.44	0.01%	0.36	P
35	348	159 (4)	Sep 30	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.310	.420	.730	9	.52	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
							17-18		78	69	8	21	5	0	1	11	1	0	12	0	7	1	3	0	0	0	.304	.310	.420	.730		.86	0.517	.88	0.41%	6.21

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