Fernando Valenzuela Stats

Fernando Valenzuela was born on Tuesday, November 1, 1960, in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico. Valenzuela was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1980, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Fernando Valenzuela baseball stats page.
"Watching Fernando Valenzuela force himself into a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform is something like seeing Kate Smith struggling to fit into a pair of Brooke Shields' designer jeans." - Sportswriter H.G. Reza in the San Francisco Chronicle (1981)

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Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#140)

Fernando Valenzuela Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#140)
 

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Birth Name:   Fernando (Anguamea) Valenzuela
Nickname:   El Toro
Born On:   11-01-1960  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Navajoa High School (Mexico, MX)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-15-1980 (Age 19)
Last Game:   07-14-1997
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1980 20 Dodgers 10 0 4 2 0 1.000 0.00 0 0 1 17.2 66 8 0 2 0 5 0 16 0 0 1 -
1981 21 Dodgers 25 25 0 13 7 .650 2.48 11 8 0 192.1 758 140 53 55 11 61 4 180 4 1 0 -
1982 22 Dodgers 37 37 0 19 13 .594 2.87 18 4 0 285.0 1,156 247 91 105 13 83 12 199 4 2 0 -
1983 23 Dodgers 35 35 0 15 10 .600 3.75 9 4 0 257.0 1,094 245 107 122 16 99 10 189 12 3 1 -
1984 24 Dodgers 34 34 0 12 17 .414 3.03 12 2 0 261.0 1,078 218 88 109 14 106 4 240 11 2 1 -
1985 25 Dodgers 35 35 0 17 10 .630 2.45 14 5 0 272.1 1,109 211 74 92 14 101 5 208 10 1 1 -
1986 26 Dodgers 34 34 0 21 11 .656 3.14 20 3 0 269.1 1,102 226 94 104 18 85 5 242 13 1 0 -
1987 27 Dodgers 34 34 0 14 14 .500 3.98 12 1 0 251.0 1,116 254 111 120 25 124 4 190 14 4 1 -
1988 28 Dodgers 23 22 1 5 8 .385 4.24 3 0 1 142.1 626 142 67 71 11 76 4 64 7 0 1 -
1989 29 Dodgers 31 31 0 10 13 .435 3.43 3 0 0 196.2 852 185 75 89 11 98 6 116 6 2 4 -
1990 30 Dodgers 33 33 0 13 13 .500 4.59 5 2 0 204.0 900 223 104 112 19 77 4 115 13 0 1 -
1991 31 Angels 2 2 0 0 2 .000 12.15 0 0 0 6.2 36 14 9 10 3 3 0 5 1 0 0 -
1993 33 Orioles 32 31 0 8 10 .444 4.94 5 2 0 178.2 768 179 98 104 18 79 2 78 8 4 0 -
1994 34 Phillies 8 7 0 1 2 .333 3.00 0 0 0 45.0 182 42 15 16 8 7 1 19 1 0 0 -
1995 35 Padres 29 15 5 8 3 .727 4.98 0 0 0 90.1 395 101 50 53 16 34 2 57 4 0 0 -
1996 36 Padres 33 31 0 13 8 .619 3.62 0 0 0 171.2 741 177 69 78 17 67 2 95 7 0 0 -
1997 37 Padres 13 13 0 2 8 .200 4.75 1 0 0 66.1 313 84 35 42 10 32 0 51 2 4 0 -
1997 37 Cardinals 5 5 0 0 4 .000 5.56 0 0 0 22.2 106 22 14 19 2 14 0 10 2 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
17 Years 453 424 10 173 153 .531 3.54 113 31 2 2,930.0 12,398 2,718 1,154 1,303 226 1,151 65 2,074 119 25 11 -
Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1980 20 Dodgers 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 21 Dodgers 25 64 3 16 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 9 6 0 0 0 .250 .262 .281
1982 22 Dodgers 37 95 6 16 0 0 1 0 9 3 0 16 10 2 0 0 .168 .190 .200
1983 23 Dodgers 36 91 5 17 3 0 1 0 9 1 0 23 12 1 0 2 .187 .194 .253
1984 24 Dodgers 35 79 5 15 3 0 3 0 7 1 0 11 9 0 0 2 .190 .200 .342
1985 25 Dodgers 35 97 7 21 2 0 1 0 7 0 0 9 5 1 0 3 .216 .214 .268
1986 26 Dodgers 39 109 5 24 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 11 6 1 0 1 .220 .218 .257
1987 27 Dodgers 38 92 4 13 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 11 8 0 0 4 .141 .141 .185
1988 28 Dodgers 23 44 2 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 7 0 0 0 .182 .200 .227
1989 29 Dodgers 31 66 3 12 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 11 7 0 0 0 .182 .182 .212
1990 30 Dodgers 33 69 8 21 5 0 1 0 11 1 0 12 7 1 0 0 .304 .310 .420
1991 31 Angels 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1993 33 Orioles 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1994 34 Phillies 8 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333
1995 35 Padres 29 32 3 8 1 0 2 0 8 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .469
1996 36 Padres 33 63 4 9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .175
1997 37 Padres 13 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176
1997 37 Cardinals 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
17 Years 464 936 56 187 26 1 10 0 84 8 0 145 93 6 0 12 .200 .205 .262
Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1980 Dodgers P 10 0 53 3 0.3 3 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.53
1981 Dodgers P 25 25 577 48 1.9 45 12 33 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.11
1982 Dodgers LF 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1982 Dodgers P 37 37 855 86 2.3 84 20 64 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.65
1982 Dodgers RF 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1983 Dodgers P 35 35 771 76 2.2 74 20 54 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.59
1984 Dodgers P 34 34 783 71 2.1 69 21 48 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.38
1985 Dodgers P 35 35 817 63 1.8 63 18 45 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
1986 Dodgers P 34 34 808 77 2.3 76 29 47 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.54
1987 Dodgers P 34 34 753 72 2.1 68 15 53 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.44
1988 Dodgers P 23 22 427 45 2.0 44 6 38 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.78
1989 Dodgers 1B 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
1989 Dodgers P 31 31 590 58 1.9 53 18 35 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .914 2.43
1990 Dodgers P 33 33 612 39 1.2 36 5 31 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.59
1991 Angels P 2 2 20 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.35
1993 Orioles P 32 31 536 52 1.6 48 11 37 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.42
1994 Phillies P 8 7 135 10 1.3 10 2 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1995 Padres P 29 15 271 34 1.2 34 7 27 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.39
1996 Padres P 33 31 515 50 1.5 49 11 38 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.57
1997 Padres P 13 13 199 21 1.6 20 4 16 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.71
1997 Cardinals P 5 5 68 10 2.0 9 1 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 3.57
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 453 424 8,790 816 1.8 786 200 586 30 31 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.41
1B Totals 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
LF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
RF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
17 Years 456 424 8,793 819 1.8 789 203 586 30 31 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.42
Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1980 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.20 8.15 2.55
1981 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.1 9.1 2.95 8.42 2.85
1982 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 95.0 5.9 10.6 2.40 6.28 2.62
1983 Dodgers 0 1 .000 1 0 n/a 91.0 4.0 10.1 1.91 6.62 3.47
1984 Dodgers 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 26.3 7.2 11.3 2.26 8.28 3.66
1985 Dodgers 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 97.0 10.8 13.9 2.06 6.87 3.34
1986 Dodgers 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 9.9 15.6 2.85 8.09 2.84
1987 Dodgers 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 92.0 8.4 11.5 1.53 6.81 4.45
1988 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.8 44.0 0.84 4.05 4.81
1989 Dodgers 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 11.0 1.18 5.31 4.48
1990 Dodgers 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 69.0 5.8 6.3 1.49 5.07 3.40
1991 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.67 6.75 4.05
1993 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.99 3.93 3.98
1994 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 2.71 3.80 1.40
1995 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 16.0 5.3 4.0 1.68 5.68 3.39
1996 Padres 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 4.2 31.5 1.42 4.98 3.51
1997 Padres 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.0 5.7 17.0 1.59 6.92 4.34
1997 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.71 3.97 5.56
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
17 Years 0 2 .000 19 0 0 93.6 6.5 11.1 1.80 6.37 3.54
Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $30,000.00 - -
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $32,500.00 Stats Stats
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $360,000.00 Stats -
1983 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $1,000,000.00 Stats -
1984 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $1,100,000.00 Stats -
1985 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $1,200,000.00 Stats -
1986 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $1,600,000.00 Stats -
1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $1,850,000.00 - -
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $2,050,000.00 - -
1989 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $1,850,000.00 - -
1990 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 $2,000,000.00 - -
1991 California Angels 36 $300,000.00 - -
1993 Baltimore Orioles 34 $650,000.00 - -
1994 Philadelphia Phillies 33 $275,000.00 - n/a
1995 San Diego Padres 34 $425,000.00 - -
1996 San Diego Padres 34 $1,000,000.00 - -
1997 San Diego Padres 34 $1,650,000.00 - -
1997 St. Louis Cardinals 34 "     "     - -




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