Fernando Valenzuela Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Fernando Valenzuela played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1997, appearing in 453 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 173 W and 153 L, an ERA of 3.54, 2,074 SO, a WHIP of 1.32, and a WAR of 37.5.

🧾 Basic Profile

Fernando Valenzuela
NameFernando Valenzuela
Date of BirthNovember 1, 1960
Nationality
Mexico
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1980
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Fernando Valenzuela Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Fernando Valenzuela.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Fernando Valenzuela appeared in 453 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1980 to 1997. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS424 (MLB Rank: 108)
GF10 (MLB Rank: 4,959)
W173 (MLB Rank: 184)
L153 (MLB Rank: 155)
SV2 (MLB Rank: 2,904)
ERA3.54 (MLB Rank: 2,637)
IP2930 (MLB Rank: 153)
SHO31 (MLB Rank: 103)
CG113 (MLB Rank: 346)
SO2,074 (MLB Rank: 82)
BB1151 (MLB Rank: 65)
H2,718 (MLB Rank: 186)
HR226 (MLB Rank: 188)
SO96.37 (MLB Rank: 3,608)
BB93.54 (MLB Rank: 6,646)
H98.35 (MLB Rank: 9,234)
HR90.69 (MLB Rank: 6,318)
WHIP1.32 (MLB Rank: 9,072)
WAR37.5 (MLB Rank: 205)

📊 Last Season Summary (1997)

In his final season (1997), Fernando Valenzuela recorded the following stats:

GS18
W2
L12
ERA4.96
IP89
CG1
SO61
BB46
H106
HR12
SO96.17
BB94.65
H910.72
HR91.21
WHIP1.708
WAR−0.5

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1986, 21 W
  • Most SO: 1986, 242 SO
  • Most IP: 1982, 285 IP
  • Best WAR: 1985, 5.4 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1980, 0 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Fernando Valenzuela appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.02, pitched 62.5 IP, struck out 44 batters, with 5 W and 1 L.

Fernando Valenzuela Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1980
2
0
0
1
1
16
17.2
0.9
0.736
0
8
5
2
0
0
1.79
8.2
3.2
0
10
4
0
0
0
4.1
2.5
1
0
0
0
66
1981
13
7
2.48
0.65
0
180
192.1
4.8
1.045
11
140
61
55
53
135
2.44
8.4
2.95
25
25
0
11
8
0.5
6.6
2.9
0
1
4
4
758
1982
19
13
2.87
0.594
0
199
285
5
1.158
13
247
83
105
91
122
2.81
6.3
2.4
37
37
0
18
4
0.4
7.8
2.6
0
2
12
4
1156
1983
15
10
3.75
0.6
0
189
257
2.7
1.339
16
245
99
122
107
96
3.28
6.6
1.91
35
35
0
9
4
0.6
8.6
3.5
1
3
10
12
1094
1984
12
17
3.03
0.414
0
240
261
3.7
1.241
14
218
106
109
88
116
2.87
8.3
2.26
34
34
0
12
2
0.5
7.5
3.7
1
2
4
11
1078
1985
17
10
2.45
0.63
0
208
272.1
5.4
1.146
14
211
101
92
74
141
2.95
6.9
2.06
35
35
0
14
5
0.5
7
3.3
1
1
5
10
1109
1986
21
11
3.14
0.656
0
242
269.1
5.4
1.155
18
226
85
104
94
110
2.8
8.1
2.85
34
34
0
20
3
0.6
7.6
2.8
0
1
5
13
1102
1987
14
14
3.98
0.5
0
190
251
4.1
1.506
25
254
124
120
111
101
4.18
6.8
1.53
34
34
0
12
1
0.9
9.1
4.4
1
4
4
14
1116
1988
5
8
4.24
0.385
1
64
142.1
-0.1
1.532
11
142
76
71
67
79
4.48
4
0.84
22
23
1
3
0
0.7
9
4.8
1
0
4
7
626
1989
10
13
3.43
0.435
0
116
196.2
1.3
1.439
11
185
98
89
75
100
3.84
5.3
1.18
31
31
0
3
0
0.5
8.5
4.5
4
2
6
6
852
1990
13
13
4.59
0.5
0
115
204
-0.1
1.471
19
223
77
112
104
80
4.02
5.1
1.49
33
33
0
5
2
0.8
9.8
3.4
1
0
4
13
900
1991
0
2
12.15
0
0
5
6.2
-0.4
2.55
3
14
3
10
9
36
8.56
6.8
1.67
2
2
0
0
0
4.1
18.9
4.1
0
0
0
1
36
1993
8
10
4.94
0.444
0
78
178.2
0.5
1.444
18
179
79
104
98
91
4.82
3.9
0.99
31
32
0
5
2
0.9
9
4
0
4
2
8
768
1994
1
2
3
0.333
0
19
45
1.4
1.089
8
42
7
16
15
145
5.06
3.8
2.71
7
8
0
0
0
1.6
8.4
1.4
0
0
1
1
182
1995
8
3
4.98
0.727
0
57
90.1
0.6
1.494
16
101
34
53
50
82
5.27
5.7
1.68
15
29
5
0
0
1.6
10.1
3.4
0
0
2
4
395
1996
13
8
3.62
0.619
0
95
171.2
2.8
1.421
17
177
67
78
69
110
4.52
5
1.42
31
33
0
0
0
0.9
9.3
3.5
0
0
2
7
741
1997
2
12
4.96
0.143
0
61
89
-0.5
1.708
12
106
46
61
49
81
5.21
6.2
1.33
18
18
0
1
0
1.2
10.7
4.7
0
5
0
4
419