Fernando Valenzuela played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1997, appearing in 453 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 173 W and 153 L, an ERA of 3.54, 2,074 SO, a WHIP of 1.32, and a WAR of 37.5.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Fernando Valenzuela |
Date of Birth | November 1, 1960 |
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MLB Debut | 1980 |
📊 Career Summary
Fernando Valenzuela appeared in 453 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1980 to 1997. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 424 (MLB Rank: 108) |
GF | 10 (MLB Rank: 4,868) |
W | 173 (MLB Rank: 184) |
L | 153 (MLB Rank: 154) |
SV | 2 (MLB Rank: 2,859) |
ERA | 3.54 (MLB Rank: 2,623) |
IP | 2930 (MLB Rank: 152) |
SHO | 31 (MLB Rank: 103) |
CG | 113 (MLB Rank: 346) |
SO | 2,074 (MLB Rank: 80) |
BB | 1151 (MLB Rank: 65) |
H | 2,718 (MLB Rank: 186) |
HR | 226 (MLB Rank: 185) |
SO9 | 6.37 (MLB Rank: 3,471) |
BB9 | 3.54 (MLB Rank: 6,550) |
H9 | 8.35 (MLB Rank: 9,119) |
HR9 | 0.69 (MLB Rank: 6,161) |
WHIP | 1.32 (MLB Rank: 8,945) |
WAR | 37.5 (MLB Rank: 204) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1997)
In his final season (1997), Fernando Valenzuela recorded the following stats:
GS | 18 |
W | 2 |
L | 12 |
ERA | 4.96 |
IP | 89 |
CG | 1 |
SO | 61 |
BB | 46 |
H | 106 |
HR | 12 |
SO9 | 6.17 |
BB9 | 4.65 |
H9 | 10.72 |
HR9 | 1.21 |
WHIP | 1.708 |
WAR | −0.5 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1986, 21 W
- Most SO: 1986, 242 SO
- Most IP: 1982, 285 IP
- Best WAR: 1985, 5.4 WAR
- Best ERA: 1980, 0 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Fernando Valenzuela appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.02, pitched 62.5 IP, struck out 44 batters, with 5 W and 1 L.
Fernando Valenzuela Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17.2 | 0.9 | 0.736 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.79 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
1981 | 13 | 7 | 2.48 | 0.65 | 0 | 180 | 192.1 | 4.8 | 1.045 | 11 | 140 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 135 | 2.44 | 8.4 | 2.95 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 758 |
1982 | 19 | 13 | 2.87 | 0.594 | 0 | 199 | 285 | 5 | 1.158 | 13 | 247 | 83 | 105 | 91 | 122 | 2.81 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1156 |
1983 | 15 | 10 | 3.75 | 0.6 | 0 | 189 | 257 | 2.7 | 1.339 | 16 | 245 | 99 | 122 | 107 | 96 | 3.28 | 6.6 | 1.91 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1094 |
1984 | 12 | 17 | 3.03 | 0.414 | 0 | 240 | 261 | 3.7 | 1.241 | 14 | 218 | 106 | 109 | 88 | 116 | 2.87 | 8.3 | 2.26 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1078 |
1985 | 17 | 10 | 2.45 | 0.63 | 0 | 208 | 272.1 | 5.4 | 1.146 | 14 | 211 | 101 | 92 | 74 | 141 | 2.95 | 6.9 | 2.06 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 7 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1109 |
1986 | 21 | 11 | 3.14 | 0.656 | 0 | 242 | 269.1 | 5.4 | 1.155 | 18 | 226 | 85 | 104 | 94 | 110 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 2.85 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1102 |
1987 | 14 | 14 | 3.98 | 0.5 | 0 | 190 | 251 | 4.1 | 1.506 | 25 | 254 | 124 | 120 | 111 | 101 | 4.18 | 6.8 | 1.53 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1116 |
1988 | 5 | 8 | 4.24 | 0.385 | 1 | 64 | 142.1 | -0.1 | 1.532 | 11 | 142 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 79 | 4.48 | 4 | 0.84 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 9 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 626 |
1989 | 10 | 13 | 3.43 | 0.435 | 0 | 116 | 196.2 | 1.3 | 1.439 | 11 | 185 | 98 | 89 | 75 | 100 | 3.84 | 5.3 | 1.18 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 852 |
1990 | 13 | 13 | 4.59 | 0.5 | 0 | 115 | 204 | -0.1 | 1.471 | 19 | 223 | 77 | 112 | 104 | 80 | 4.02 | 5.1 | 1.49 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 900 |
1991 | 0 | 2 | 12.15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.2 | -0.4 | 2.55 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 8.56 | 6.8 | 1.67 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 18.9 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
1993 | 8 | 10 | 4.94 | 0.444 | 0 | 78 | 178.2 | 0.5 | 1.444 | 18 | 179 | 79 | 104 | 98 | 91 | 4.82 | 3.9 | 0.99 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 768 |
1994 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | 19 | 45 | 1.4 | 1.089 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 145 | 5.06 | 3.8 | 2.71 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 182 |
1995 | 8 | 3 | 4.98 | 0.727 | 0 | 57 | 90.1 | 0.6 | 1.494 | 16 | 101 | 34 | 53 | 50 | 82 | 5.27 | 5.7 | 1.68 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 395 |
1996 | 13 | 8 | 3.62 | 0.619 | 0 | 95 | 171.2 | 2.8 | 1.421 | 17 | 177 | 67 | 78 | 69 | 110 | 4.52 | 5 | 1.42 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 741 |
1997 | 2 | 12 | 4.96 | 0.143 | 0 | 61 | 89 | -0.5 | 1.708 | 12 | 106 | 46 | 61 | 49 | 81 | 5.21 | 6.2 | 1.33 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 419 |