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Fernando
Valenzuela		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 195
 
Born: November 1, 1960 in Navojoa, , MEXICO
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1980 19 TOR AL 2 5 .286 17 6 0 0 0 55.7 55 24 5 25 29 3.88 .253 .329 .456 .785 1.4
1981 20 TOR AL 11 11 .500 30 30 0 0 0 166.7 171 85 16 78 99 4.59 .265 .343 .439 .782 6.4
1982 21 TOR AL 9 11 .450 34 34 0 0 0 164.3 188 102 13 78 116 5.59 .289 .364 .448 .812 0.5
1983 22 TOR AL 7 10 .412 25 25 0 0 0 129.7 161 86 20 40 76 5.97 .297 .343 .508 .851 0.0
1984 23 TOR AL 7 13 .350 32 32 1 0 0 180.3 184 74 15 57 144 3.69 .258 .312 .420 .732 6.2
1985 24 TOR AL 11 12 .478 31 31 3 1 0 185.3 167 70 12 69 154 3.40 .235 .301 .382 .683 9.0
1986 25 TOR AL 14 12 .538 35 35 3 1 0 229.3 221 94 8 70 162 3.69 .251 .305 .383 .688 11.0
1987 26 TOR AL 9 16 .360 34 34 2 1 0 205.3 217 97 10 70 153 4.25 .263 .320 .389 .708 6.2
1988 27 TOR AL 6 7 .462 17 14 1 0 0 92.3 112 41 2 28 41 4.00 .299 .343 .409 .752 4.3
9 Years Sim 76 97 .439 255 241 10 3 0 1409.0 1476 673 101 515 974 4.30 .265 .326 .419 .746 45.0
Season Average 8 10 .444 28 26 1 0 0 156.6 164 74 11 57 108 4.30 .265 .326 .419 .746  
Career Highs 14 16 .538 35 35 3 1 0 229.3 221 102 20 78 162 5.97 .299 .364 .508 .851  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 19 TOR AL P 17 6 55.7 4 6 0 0 1.000 1.62    
1981 20 TOR AL P 30 30 166.7 12 37 0 4 1.000 2.65    
1982 21 TOR AL P 34 34 164.3 11 24 1 5 .972 1.92    
1983 22 TOR AL P 25 25 129.7 7 17 0 1 1.000 1.67    
1984 23 TOR AL P 32 32 180.3 13 33 1 3 .979 2.30    
1985 24 TOR AL P 31 31 185.3 13 35 1 1 .980 2.33    
1986 25 TOR AL P 35 35 229.3 8 37 2 4 .957 1.77    
1987 26 TOR AL P 34 34 205.3 12 32 2 2 .957 1.93    
1988 27 TOR AL P 17 14 92.3 5 15 0 1 1.000 1.95    
Career Totals   255 241 1409.0 85 236 7 21 .979 2.05    
Career Highs   35 35 229.3 13 37 2 5 1.000 2.65    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1980 19 TOR AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 3 1 2 4 3.38 .154 .214 .346 .560
1981 20 TOR AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 2 0 1 2 13.53 .400 .500 .600 1.100
1987 26 TOR AL 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 17.0 18 8 2 5 11 4.24 .269 .319 .463 .782
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 7 3 0 0 0 26.3 24 13 3 8 17 4.44 .245 .302 .439 .741
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 26 TOR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1987-8-16
 Strikeouts
1987-9-153
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1981-10-5.3
1982-7-6.4
1984-5-7.2
1985-6-7.5
1987-8-6.7
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Keith Creel (958)
  2. Matt Keough (954)
  3. Steve Carlton (954)
  4. Milt Wilcox (953)
  5. John Henry Johnson (943)
  6. Woody Williams (942)
  7. Mike Boddicker (942)
  8. Jim Palmer (940)
  9. Teddy Higuera (936)
  10. Ken Dixon (934)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Montreal in 1980
Traded from Montreal to Toronto on 3/2/1980 (Going to MON: C T. Player. Going to TOR: P F. Valenzuela)
Injured on 4/27/1980 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 8/25/1980
Injured on 8/22/1985 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 10/2/1986 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1987, winning 2 games with a 1.26 ERA
Injured on 6/20/1988 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/30/1988 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for entire career
 
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