Fernando Valenzuela
[edit] Biography
Born on November 1, 1960 in Navojoa, Sonora (Mexico), Fernando Valenzuela (Fernando (Anguamea) Valenzuela) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 17 year career. Valenzuela broke into the bigs on September 15, 1980 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 2.48 ERA in 192.1 innings pitched in 1981, his rookie year.
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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Yucatan (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).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (July 15, 1997).
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