Fernando Valenzuela

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1980–1997 BORN: NAVOJOA, MÉXICO

Cy Young 1981 ROY 1981 All-Star ×6 Gold Glove 1986 Silver Slugger ×2

Career

173 W · 3.54 ERA · 2074 K

2930.0 IP · 1.32 WHIP · 453 G

1997 Season

0-4 · 5.56 ERA

22.2 IP · 10 K · 1.59 WHIP

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Fernando Valenzuela was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 453 career appearances, with a 3.54 ERA and 2074 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1980	LAD	2	0	0.00	10	0	1	17.2	8	0	5	16	0.74
1981	LAD	13	7	2.48	25	25	0	192.1	140	53	61	180	1.05
1982	LAD	19	13	2.87	37	37	0	285.0	247	91	83	199	1.16
1983	LAD	15	10	3.75	35	35	0	257.0	245	107	99	189	1.34
1984	LAD	12	17	3.03	34	34	0	261.0	218	88	106	240	1.24
1985	LAD	17	10	2.45	35	35	0	272.1	211	74	101	208	1.15
1986	LAD	21	11	3.14	34	34	0	269.1	226	94	85	242	1.15
1987	LAD	14	14	3.98	34	34	0	251.0	254	111	124	190	1.51
1988	LAD	5	8	4.24	23	22	1	142.1	142	67	76	64	1.53
1989	LAD	10	13	3.43	31	31	0	196.2	185	75	98	116	1.44
1990	LAD	13	13	4.59	33	33	0	204.0	223	104	77	115	1.47
1991	CAL	0	2	12.15	2	2	0	6.2	14	9	3	5	2.55
1993	BAL	8	10	4.94	32	31	0	178.2	179	98	79	78	1.44
1994	PHI	1	2	3.00	8	7	0	45.0	42	15	7	19	1.09
1995	SD	8	3	4.98	29	15	0	90.1	101	50	34	57	1.49
1996	SD	13	8	3.62	33	31	0	171.2	177	69	67	95	1.42
1997	SD	2	8	4.75	13	13	0	66.1	84	35	32	51	1.75
1997	STL	0	4	5.56	5	5	0	22.2	22	14	14	10	1.59
Career Totals	—	173	153	3.54	453	424	2	2930.0	2718	1154	1151	2074	1.32

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1980	LAD	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
1981	LAD	25	64	3	16	0	1	0	7	0	1	9	.250	.262	.281	.543
1982	LAD	38	95	6	16	0	0	1	9	0	3	16	.168	.190	.200	.390
1983	LAD	36	91	5	17	3	0	1	9	0	1	23	.187	.194	.253	.446
1984	LAD	35	79	5	15	3	0	3	7	0	1	11	.190	.200	.342	.542
1985	LAD	35	97	7	21	2	0	1	7	0	0	9	.216	.214	.268	.482
1986	LAD	39	109	5	24	4	0	0	7	0	0	11	.220	.218	.257	.475
1987	LAD	38	92	4	13	1	0	1	8	0	0	11	.141	.141	.185	.326
1988	LAD	23	44	2	8	2	0	0	1	0	1	5	.182	.200	.227	.427
1989	LAD	34	66	3	12	2	0	0	6	0	0	11	.182	.182	.212	.394
1990	LAD	35	69	8	21	5	0	1	11	0	1	12	.304	.310	.420	.730
1991	CAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	BAL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	PHI	8	12	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.333	.583
1995	SD	29	32	3	8	1	0	2	8	0	0	6	.250	.250	.469	.719
1996	SD	36	63	4	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	15	.143	.143	.175	.317
1997	SD	14	17	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.176	.176	.176	.353
1997	STL	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
Career Totals	—	474	936	56	187	26	1	10	84	0	8	145	.200	.205	.262	.467

Awards & Achievements

Cy Young Award (1): 1981
Gold Glove (1): 1986
Pitcher of the Month (4): 1981, 1985, 1985, 1993
Player of the Week (5): 1981, 1981, 1986, 1986, 1990
Rookie of the Year (1): 1981
Silver Slugger (2): 1981, 1983
TSN All-Star (2): 1981, 1986
TSN Major League Player of the Year (1): 1981
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 1981
TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year (1): 1981

All-Star Selections

1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$1,200,000
1986	$1,600,000
1987	$1,850,000
1988	$2,050,000
1989	$1,850,000
1990	$2,000,000
1991	$300,000
1993	$650,000
1994	$275,000
1995	$425,000
1996	$1,000,000
1997	$1,650,000

Career Total: $14,850,000 (12 seasons)

Average: $1,237,500

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.