Fernando Valenzuela stats

Starting Pitcher · #34

Age 66 · 5' 11"

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Fernando Valenzuela played 17 MLB seasons, 1980 to 1997.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
453
W
173
L
153
ERA
3.54
IP
2,930.0
K
2,074
BB
1,151
WHIP
1.32

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1980LAD10200.0018.01650.72
1981LAD251372.48192.0180611.05
1982LAD3719132.87285.0199831.16
1983LAD3515103.75257.0189991.34
1984LAD3412173.03261.02401061.24
1985LAD3517102.45272.12081011.15
1986LAD3421113.14269.1242851.15
1987LAD3414143.98251.01901241.51
1988LAD23584.24142.164761.53
1989LAD3110133.43196.2116981.44
1990LAD3313134.59204.0115771.47
1991LAA20212.156.2532.55
1993BAL328104.94178.278791.44
1994PHI8123.0045.01971.09
1995SD29834.9890.157341.49
1996SD331383.62171.295671.42
1997SD/STL182124.9689.061461.71

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
9
W
5
L
1
ERA
2.01
IP
62.2
K
44
BB
31
WHIP
1.24

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
242
CG
113
SHO
31
K/9
6.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
119

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1980LAD0008.00000
1981LAD161188.40004
1982LAD251846.30004
1983LAD19946.600012
1984LAD271228.300011
1985LAD241456.900010
1986LAD232038.100013
1987LAD181216.800014
1988LAD12304.00007
1989LAD21305.30006
1990LAD16525.100013
1991LAA0006.80001
1993BAL15523.90008
1994PHI4003.80001
1995SD3005.70004
1996SD15005.00007
1997SD/STL4106.20004

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
66 yearsNov 1, 1960
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1980
Birthplace
Navojoa (Sonora), Mexico
NL Cy Young
1981
NL Rookie of the Year
1981
NL Silver Slugger
2x
All awards (4)
  • 1x NL Cy Young
  • 1x NL Rookie of the Year
  • 2x NL Silver Slugger
  • 1x NL Gold Glove

What were Fernando Valenzuela's career stats?

Fernando Valenzuela played 17 seasons for the Dodgers, the Angels, the Orioles, the Phillies and the Padres. He had 173 wins and 2,074 strikeouts with a 3.54 ERA over 2,930.0 innings. His best season was 1986: 21 wins, a 3.14 ERA and 242 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1980 to 1997

Fernando Valenzuela finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 82nd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,074)
  • 175th in wins (pitching) (173)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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