There is some disagreement on what was Fernando Valenzuela's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1986, when he posted a 3.14 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 242 batters. However, others believe that it was 1985, when he posted a 2.45 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 208 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1980
LA
N
10
0
2
0
.00
16
2
0
0
0
1
17.2
8
0
5
0
0
0
1981
LA
N
25
25
13
7
2.48
180
55
53
11
8
0
192.1
140
11
61
4
4
1
1982
LA
N
37
37
19
13
2.87
199
105
91
18
4
0
285
247
13
83
12
4
2
1983
LA
N
35
35
15
10
3.75
189
122
107
9
4
0
257
245
16
99
10
12
3
1984
LA
N
34
34
12
17
3.03
240
109
88
12
2
0
261
218
14
106
4
11
2
1985
LA
N
35
35
17
10
2.45
208
92
74
14
5
0
272.1
211
14
101
5
10
1
1986
LA
N
34
34
21
11
3.14
242
104
94
20
3
0
269.1
226
18
85
5
13
1
1987
LA
N
34
34
14
14
3.98
190
120
111
12
1
0
251
254
25
124
4
14
4
1988
LA
N
23
22
5
8
4.24
64
71
67
3
0
1
142.1
142
11
76
4
7
0
1989
LA
N
31
31
10
13
3.43
116
89
75
3
0
0
196.2
185
11
98
6
6
2
1990
LA
N
33
33
13
13
4.59
115
112
104
5
2
0
204
223
19
77
4
13
0
1991
CAL
A
2
2
0
2
12.15
5
10
9
0
0
0
6.2
14
3
3
0
1
0
1993
BAL
A
32
31
8
10
4.94
78
104
98
5
2
0
178.2
179
18
79
2
8
4
1994
PHI
N
8
7
1
2
3.00
19
16
15
0
0
0
45
42
8
7
1
1
0
1995
SD
N
29
15
8
3
4.98
57
53
50
0
0
0
90.1
101
16
34
2
4
0
1996
SD
N
33
31
13
8
3.62
95
78
69
0
0
0
171.2
177
17
67
2
7
0
1997
STL
N
5
5
0
4
5.56
10
19
14
0
0
0
22.2
22
2
14
0
2
1
1997
SD
N
13
13
2
8
4.75
51
42
35
1
0
0
66.1
84
10
32
0
2
4
1997
TOT
N
18
18
2
12
4.96
61
61
49
1
0
0
89
106
12
46
0
4
5
Total
NL
419
391
165
141
3.43
1991
1189
1047
108
29
2
2744.2
2525
205
1069
63
110
21
Total
AL
34
33
8
12
5.20
83
114
107
5
2
0
185.1
193
21
82
2
9
4
Total
453
424
173
153
3.54
2074
1303
1154
113
31
2
2930
2718
226
1151
65
119
25
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1980
LA
N
P
10
0
17.2
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1.000
1981
LA
N
P
25
25
192.1
12
33
3
2
0
1
25
10
3
.938
1982
LA
N
RF
1
0
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1982
LA
N
LF
1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1982
LA
N
P
37
37
285
20
64
2
4
0
2
23
18
12
.977
1982
LA
N
OF
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1983
LA
N
P
35
35
257
20
54
2
5
0
0
24
17
6
.974
1984
LA
N
P
34
34
261
21
48
2
4
0
0
31
17
5
.972
1985
LA
N
P
35
35
272.1
18
45
0
0
0
1
14
11
1
1.000
1986
LA
N
P
34
34
269.1
29
47
1
2
0
3
15
11
1
.987
1987
LA
N
P
34
34
251
15
53
4
2
0
1
19
12
5
.944
1988
LA
N
P
23
22
142.1
6
38
1
2
0
0
8
8
3
.978
1989
LA
N
P
31
31
196.2
18
35
5
4
0
1
15
15
6
.914
1989
LA
N
1B
1
0
1.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1990
LA
N
P
33
33
204
5
31
3
2
0
0
19
7
4
.923
1991
CAL
A
P
2
2
6.2
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1.000
1993
BAL
A
P
32
31
178.2
11
37
4
1
0
0
10
14
2
.923
1994
PHI
N
P
8
7
45
2
8
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1.000
1995
SD
N
P
29
15
90.1
7
27
0
2
0
0
4
4
2
1.000
1996
SD
N
P
33
31
171.2
11
38
1
0
0
2
17
8
6
.980
1997
STL
N
P
5
5
22.2
1
8
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
.900
1997
SD
N
P
13
13
66.1
4
16
1
0
0
0
5
6
3
.952
1997
TOT
N
P
18
18
89
5
24
2
0
0
1
8
7
4
.935
Total
LF
1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
RF
1
0
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
OF
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
1B
1
0
1.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
P
453
424
2930
200
586
30
31
0
14
235
162
62
.963
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1980
LA
N
10
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1981
LA
N
25
64
3
16
0
7
.250
.262
.281
0
1
1
9
0
6
0
0
0
1982
LA
N
38
95
6
16
1
9
.168
.190
.200
0
0
3
16
0
10
0
0
0
1983
LA
N
36
91
5
17
1
9
.187
.194
.253
3
0
1
23
0
12
0
0
2
1984
LA
N
35
79
5
15
3
7
.190
.200
.342
3
0
1
11
0
9
0
0
2
1985
LA
N
35
97
7
21
1
7
.216
.214
.268
2
0
0
9
0
5
0
0
3
1986
LA
N
39
109
5
24
0
7
.220
.218
.257
4
0
0
11
0
6
0
0
1
1987
LA
N
38
92
4
13
1
8
.141
.141
.185
1
0
0
11
0
8
0
0
4
1988
LA
N
23
44
2
8
0
1
.182
.200
.227
2
0
1
5
0
7
0
0
0
1989
LA
N
34
66
3
12
0
6
.182
.182
.212
2
0
0
11
0
7
0
0
0
1990
LA
N
35
69
8
21
1
11
.304
.310
.420
5
0
1
12
0
7
0
0
0
1991
CAL
A
2
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1993
BAL
A
32
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1994
PHI
N
8
12
0
3
0
0
.250
.250
.333
1
0
0
2
0
4
0
0
0
1995
SD
N
29
32
3
8
2
8
.250
.250
.469
1
0
0
6
0
3
0
0
0
1996
SD
N
36
63
4
9
0
2
.143
.143
.175
2
0
0
15
0
3
0
0
0
1997
STL
N
5
5
1
1
0
1
.200
.200
.200
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1997
SD
N
14
17
0
3
0
1
.176
.176
.176
0
0
0
3
0
4
0
0
0
1997
TOT
N
19
22
1
4
0
2
.182
.182
.182
0
0
0
3
0
6
0
0
0
Total
NL
440
936
56
187
10
84
.200
.205
.262
26
1
8
145
0
93
0
0
12
Total
AL
34
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
474
936
56
187
10
84
.200
.205
.262
26
1
8
145
0
93
0
0
12
Transactions[]
Sold by Yucatán (Mexican) to Los Angeles Dodgers (July 6, 1979).
Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 15, 1989).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 19, 1990).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 28, 1991).
Signed by California Angels (May 20, 1991).
Released by California Angels (July 5, 1991).
Signed by California Angels (July 10, 1991).
Released by California Angels (September 10, 1991).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (March 20, 1992).
Sold by Detroit Tigers to Jalisco (Mexican) with Rich Renteria (June 3, 1992).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (February 27, 1993).
Granted free agency (October 29, 1993).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (June 24, 1994).
Granted free agency (October 24, 1994).
Signed by San Diego Padres (April 5, 1995).
Granted free agency (November 11, 1995).
Signed by San Diego Padres (December 7, 1995).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1996).
Signed by San Diego Padres (January 7, 1997).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Scott Livingstone and Phil Plantier to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Rich Batchelor, Danny Jackson and Mark Sweeney (June 13, 1997).