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	16-9 / in Starts: 16-9
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	41 (21-12-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
P Guerrero	2
M Scioscia	2
R Roenicke	1
M Bradley	1
D Thomas	1

Most Driven In By
K Landreaux	1
S Garvey	1
D Lopes	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	11	1	Apr 9	LAD		HOU	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.96	-0.057	.75	-0.03%	-0.70	P
2	12	5 (3)	Apr 14	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.055	.56	-0.03%	-0.71	P
3	13	8 (2)	Apr 18	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.84	0.041	.91	0.03%	0.19	P
4	14	12 (3)	Apr 22	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.15	0.169	1.33	0.12%	1.00	P
5	15	17 (4)	Apr 27	LAD		SFG	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.438	.438	.875	9	1.03	0.213	1.28	0.16%	1.48	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
6	16	22 (4)	May 3	LAD	@	MON	W,6-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.368	.368	.737	9	.87	-0.061	.93	-0.04%	-0.61	P
7	17	27 (4)	May 8	LAD	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.318	.318	.636	9	1.01	-0.081	1.16	-0.06%	-0.77	P
8	18	32 (4)	May 14	LAD		MON	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.360	.360	.720	9	1.32	0.032	1.50	0.02%	0.44	P
9	19	36 (3)	May 18	LAD		PHI	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.75	-0.036	.83	-0.02%	-0.33	P
10	20	40 (3)	May 23	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	.80	-0.061	1.25	-0.06%	-0.63	P
11	21	45 (4)	May 28	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.290	.290	.581	9	.70	-0.017	.91	-0.01%	-0.14	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
12	22	49 (3)	Jun 1	LAD		ATL	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.00	-0.066	1.32	-0.05%	-1.22	P
13	23	53 (3)	Jun 6	LAD	@	CHC	L,5-11	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.265	.265	.529	9	.77	-0.022	.94	-0.02%	-0.40	P
14	24	57 (3)	Jun 11	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.08	-0.053	1.29	-0.04%	-0.42	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
15	25	59 (1)	Aug 11	LAD		CIN	L,6-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.243	.243	.243	.486	9	1.42	0.037	2.27	0.04%	0.36	P
16	26	64 (4)	Aug 16	LAD		ATL	W,6-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.237	.237	.474	9	.43	-0.010	.65	-0.01%	-0.13	P
17	27	69 (4)	Aug 22	LAD	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.238	.476	9	.65	-0.022	.88	-0.02%	-0.20	P
18	28	74 (4)	Aug 27	LAD		CHC	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.283	.267	.549	9	.58	0.092	1.08	0.10%	0.93	P
Sep/Oct		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
19	29	79 (4)	Sep 1	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.280	.265	.545	9	1.70	-0.023	2.78	-0.02%	-0.23	P
20	30	84 (4)	Sep 6	LAD		STL	W,5-0	CG	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.288	.314	.602	9	1.33	0.039	2.10	0.04%	1.77	P
21	31	89 (4)	Sep 12	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.273	.296	.569	9	1.08	-0.074	2.01	-0.08%	-0.69	P
22	32	94 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.271	.293	.564	9	.95	0.053	1.98	0.07%	0.65	P
23	33	98 (3)	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.279	.300	.579	9	.71	0.022	.72	0.01%	0.17	P
24	34	103 (4)	Sep 27	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.270	.290	.560	9	1.18	-0.042	.19	0.00%	-0.29	P
25	35	107 (3)	Oct 1	LAD		SDP	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.262	.281	.543	9	1.34	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
							16-9		71	64	3	16	0	1	0	7	1	0	9	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	.250	.262	.281	.543		.98	-0.047	1.25	0.09%	-0.88

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