Fernando Valenzuela stats
Starting Pitcher · #34
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1980
- 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
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1980
- 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
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 453
- W
- 173
- L
- 153
- ERA
- 3.54
- IP
- 2930.0
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | LAD | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.0 | 16 | 5 | 0.72 |
| 1981 | LAD | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2.48 | 192.0 | 180 | 61 | 1.05 |
| 1982 | LAD | 37 | 19 | 13 | 2.87 | 285.0 | 199 | 83 | 1.16 |
| 1983 | LAD | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3.75 | 257.0 | 189 | 99 | 1.34 |
| 1984 | LAD | 34 | 12 | 17 | 3.03 | 261.0 | 240 | 106 | 1.24 |
| 1985 | LAD | 35 | 17 | 10 | 2.45 | 272.1 | 208 | 101 | 1.15 |
| 1986 | LAD | 34 | 21 | 11 | 3.14 | 269.1 | 242 | 85 | 1.15 |
| 1987 | LAD | 34 | 14 | 14 | 3.98 | 251.0 | 190 | 124 | 1.51 |
| 1988 | LAD | 23 | 5 | 8 | 4.24 | 142.1 | 64 | 76 | 1.53 |
| 1989 | LAD | 31 | 10 | 13 | 3.43 | 196.2 | 116 | 98 | 1.44 |
| 1990 | LAD | 33 | 13 | 13 | 4.59 | 204.0 | 115 | 77 | 1.47 |
| 1991 | LAA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.15 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 2.55 |
| 1993 | BAL | 32 | 8 | 10 | 4.94 | 178.2 | 78 | 79 | 1.44 |
| 1994 | PHI | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 45.0 | 19 | 7 | 1.09 |
| 1995 | SD | 29 | 8 | 3 | 4.98 | 90.1 | 57 | 34 | 1.49 |
| 1996 | SD | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3.62 | 171.2 | 95 | 67 | 1.42 |
| 1997 |  SD/STL | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4.96 | 89.0 | 61 | 46 | 1.71 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1982 | LAD | 25 | 18 | 4 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | LAD | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1984 | LAD | 27 | 12 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1985 | LAD | 24 | 14 | 5 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1986 | LAD | 23 | 20 | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1987 | LAD | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1988 | LAD | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1989 | LAD | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1990 | LAD | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1991 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | BAL | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1994 | PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | SD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | SD | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1997 | SD/STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
- 1981 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- 1988 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Awards
All-time career rank
- 82nd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,074)
- 175th in wins (pitching) (173)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1982 (2nd), 1986 (2nd)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1982 (5th), 1983 (6th), 1984 (2nd), 1985 (4th), 1986 (3rd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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