Fernando Valenzuela
Bats L Throws L5'11" 180 lbBorn 1960 Navojoa, MéxicoDebut 1980Team STL6x All-Star
Awards: Silver Slugger x2, TSN All-Star x2, Cy Young Award, Gold Glove, Rookie of the Year, TSN Major League Player of the Year, TSN Pitcher of the Year
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1997 | STL | 19 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.364 | -12.2 |
| 1996 | SD | 36 | 66 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.175 | 0.317 | -24.5 |
| 1995 | SD | 29 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.469 | 0.719 | 83.1 |
| 1994 | PHI | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.333 | 0.583 | 42.5 |
| 1993 | BAL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1991 | CAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1990 | LAD | 35 | 78 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.304 | 0.310 | 0.420 | 0.730 | 100.7 |
| 1989 | LAD | 34 | 73 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.212 | 0.394 | 2.5 |
| 1988 | LAD | 23 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.182 | 0.200 | 0.227 | 0.427 | 16.1 |
| 1987 | LAD | 38 | 100 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.141 | 0.141 | 0.185 | 0.326 | -20.6 |
| 1986 | LAD | 39 | 116 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.220 | 0.218 | 0.257 | 0.475 | 29.7 |
| 1985 | LAD | 35 | 103 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.216 | 0.214 | 0.268 | 0.482 | 29.0 |
| 1984 | LAD | 35 | 89 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.190 | 0.200 | 0.342 | 0.542 | 46.0 |
| 1983 | LAD | 36 | 105 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0.187 | 0.194 | 0.253 | 0.446 | 15.2 |
| 1982 | LAD | 38 | 110 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0.168 | 0.190 | 0.200 | 0.390 | 3.5 |
| 1981 | LAD | 25 | 71 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.250 | 0.262 | 0.281 | 0.543 | 52.1 |
| 1980 | LAD | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -126.1 |
| Career | | 474 | 1043 | 56 | 187 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 84 | 0 | 8 | 145 | 0.200 | 0.205 | 0.262 | 0.467 | 23.5 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1997 | STL | 2 | 12 | 4.96 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 89.0 | 419 | 12 | 46 | 61 | | | |
| 1996 | SD | 13 | 8 | 3.62 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 171.7 | 741 | 17 | 67 | 95 | | | |
| 1995 | SD | 8 | 3 | 4.98 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 90.3 | 395 | 16 | 34 | 57 | | | |
| 1994 | PHI | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 45.0 | 182 | 8 | 7 | 19 | | | |
| 1993 | BAL | 8 | 10 | 4.94 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 178.7 | 768 | 18 | 79 | 78 | | | |
| 1991 | CAL | 0 | 2 | 12.15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 1990 | LAD | 13 | 13 | 4.59 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 204.0 | 900 | 19 | 77 | 115 | | | |
| 1989 | LAD | 10 | 13 | 3.43 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 196.7 | 852 | 11 | 98 | 116 | | | |
| 1988 | LAD | 5 | 8 | 4.24 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 142.3 | 626 | 11 | 76 | 64 | | | |
| 1987 | LAD | 14 | 14 | 3.98 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 251.0 | 1116 | 25 | 124 | 190 | | | |
| 1986 | LAD | 21 | 11 | 3.14 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 269.3 | 1102 | 18 | 85 | 242 | | | |
| 1985 | LAD | 17 | 10 | 2.45 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 272.3 | 1109 | 14 | 101 | 208 | | | |
| 1984 | LAD | 12 | 17 | 3.03 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 261.0 | 1078 | 14 | 106 | 240 | | | |
| 1983 | LAD | 15 | 10 | 3.75 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 257.0 | 1094 | 16 | 99 | 189 | | | |
| 1982 | LAD | 19 | 13 | 2.87 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 285.0 | 1156 | 13 | 83 | 199 | | | |
| 1981 | LAD | 13 | 7 | 2.48 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 192.3 | 758 | 11 | 61 | 180 | | | |
| 1980 | LAD | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17.7 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 16 | | | |
| Career | | 173 | 153 | 3.54 | 453 | 424 | 2 | 2930.0 | 12398 | 226 | 1151 | 2074 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1997 | STL | P | 18 | 89 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.935 | |
| 1996 | SD | P | 33 | 172 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0.980 | |
| 1995 | SD | P | 29 | 90 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1994 | PHI | P | 8 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1993 | BAL | P | 32 | 179 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0.923 | |
| 1991 | CAL | P | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1990 | LAD | P | 33 | 204 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0.923 | |
| 1989 | LAD | P | 31 | 197 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0.914 | |
| 1989 | LAD | 1B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1988 | LAD | P | 23 | 142 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0.978 | |
| 1987 | LAD | P | 34 | 251 | 15 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 0.944 | |
| 1986 | LAD | P | 34 | 269 | 29 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0.987 | |
| 1985 | LAD | P | 35 | 272 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1984 | LAD | P | 34 | 261 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0.972 | |
| 1983 | LAD | P | 35 | 257 | 20 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 0.974 | |
| 1982 | LAD | P | 37 | 285 | 20 | 64 | 2 | 4 | 0.977 | |
| 1982 | LAD | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1981 | LAD | P | 25 | 192 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0.938 | |
| 1980 | LAD | P | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1985 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| 1983 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.000 | 0.250 |
| 1981 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.077 | 0.000 | 0.077 |
| Career | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.050 | 0.136 | 0.050 | 0.186 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1.88 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14.3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1.47 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.38 |
| 1981 | 3 | 1 | 2.21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 40.7 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 1.08 |
| Career | 5 | 1 | 1.98 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 63.7 | 47 | 3 | 31 | 44 | 1.23 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1997 | SD | $1,650,000 |
| 1996 | SD | $1,000,000 |
| 1995 | SD | $425,000 |
| 1994 | SD | $275,000 |
| 1993 | BAL | $650,000 |
| 1991 | CAL | $300,000 |
| 1990 | LAD | $2,000,000 |
| 1989 | LAD | $1,850,000 |
| 1988 | LAD | $2,050,000 |
| 1987 | LAD | $1,850,000 |
| 1986 | LAD | $1,600,000 |
| 1985 | LAD | $1,200,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.