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Fernando
Valenzuela		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 200
 
Born: November 1, 1960 in Mexico, , NAVOJOA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 19 MIL NL $ 300,000 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 8 7 7
1981 20 MIL NL $ 300,000 8 6 5 6 5 4 4 7 6 6
1982 21 MIL NL $ 300,000 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 6
1983 22 MIL NL   8 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
1984 23 MIL NL   8 6 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 6
1985 24 MIL NL   8 8 7 7 5 4 4 7 6 6
1986 25 MIL NL $ 300,000 9 8 7 7 5 4 4 6 6 6
1987 26 MIL NL $ 1,221,429 9 8 7 7 4 4 4 7 6 6
1988 27 MIL NL $ 2,135,714 9 8 7 7 4 4 4 6 5 6
1989 28 MIL NL $ 2,135,714 9 9 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
1990 29 MIL NL $ 2,135,714 8 9 8 8 4 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 6 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,135,714 9 9 8 8 5 4 5 8 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
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 MIL NL 8 9 .471 21 21 4 0 0 158.3 156 83 14 60 67 4.72 .258 .324 .371 .695 4.8
    AAA   2 6 .250 12 12 2 0 0 89.0 78 28 5 35 59 2.83 .236 .310 .339 .649  
1981 20 MIL NL 6 11 .353 51 15 1 0 5 147.0 156 83 13 77 70 5.08 .270 .355 .394 .749 2.1
1982 21 MIL NL 2 1 .667 22 0 0 0 1 32.0 30 18 7 21 26 5.06 .252 .364 .471 .835 0.6
    AAA   8 8 .500 19 19 4 2 0 135.0 110 47 15 56 96 3.13 .222 .301 .371 .672  
1983 22 AAA   3 2 .600 45 0 0 0 7 34.3 24 13 1 22 29 3.41 .209 .336 .261 .597  
1984 23 AAA   9 1 .900 13 13 1 0 0 98.0 75 22 6 30 82 2.02 .211 .273 .307 .580  
    AA   5 4 .556 17 17 0 0 0 125.7 102 34 7 49 112 2.44 .218 .292 .312 .604  
1985 24 AAA   15 11 .577 31 31 3 3 0 228.3 186 62 18 83 195 2.44 .223 .293 .327 .620  
1986 25 MIL NL 8 15 .348 30 30 3 0 0 202.7 200 108 30 100 136 4.80 .256 .340 .431 .771 4.2
1987 26 MIL NL 10 10 .500 31 31 2 0 0 207.3 194 87 21 79 166 3.78 .251 .320 .397 .717 12.0
1988 27 MIL NL 4 6 .400 61 0 0 0 5 112.0 124 76 20 50 103 6.11 .277 .349 .479 .828 1.7
1989 28 MIL NL 2 3 .400 14 6 0 0 0 37.3 47 28 8 23 27 6.75 .296 .388 .528 .916 0.0
    AAA   2 0 1.000 36 0 0 0 1 34.7 26 11 4 22 41 2.86 .211 .331 .358 .689  
1990 29 MIL NL 5 5 .500 49 4 0 0 3 77.7 44 18 4 30 73 2.09 .165 .249 .270 .519 9.3
8 Years Sim 45 60 .429 279 107 10 0 14 974.3 951 501 117 440 668 4.63 .255 .333 .408 .741 34.8
6 Years AAA 39 28 .582 156 75 10 5 8 619.3 499 183 49 248 502 2.66 .221 .299 .334 .632  
1 Years AA 5 4 .556 17 17 0 0 0 125.7 102 34 7 49 112 2.44 .218 .292 .312 .604  
7 Years Minors 44 32 .579 173 92 10 5 8 745.0 601 217 56 297 614 2.62 .221 .297 .330 .627  
Season Average 5 7 .417 34 13 1 0 1 121.8 118 62 14 55 83 4.63 .255 .333 .408 .741  
Career Highs 10 15 .667 61 31 4 0 5 207.3 200 108 30 100 166 6.75 .296 .388 .528 .916  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   666 356 84 329 432   .262 .346 .418 .764
vs LH   285 145 33 111 236   .241 .306 .388 .693
Home 19 31 .380 142 53 5 0 8 499.7 496 268 67 218 348 4.83 .258 .333 .423 .756
Away 26 29 .473 137 54 5 0 6 474.7 455 233 50 222 320 4.42 .253 .335 .392 .727
Mar/Apr 8 7 .533 44 17 1 0 1 142.0 153 82 15 67 99 5.20 .280 .358 .426 .784
May 8 12 .400 50 19 1 0 1 149.7 181 121 30 75 123 7.28 .300 .378 .522 .900
June 6 13 .316 44 20 3 0 2 184.0 165 87 19 74 107 4.26 .237 .311 .374 .685
July 5 8 .385 38 12 1 0 4 121.0 98 55 10 53 94 4.09 .221 .304 .349 .653
August 7 12 .368 55 18 0 0 1 187.3 176 79 22 91 117 3.80 .249 .335 .398 .733
Sep/Oct 11 8 .579 48 21 4 0 5 190.3 178 77 21 80 128 3.64 .243 .318 .378 .696
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 19 MIL NL P 21 21 158.3 10 32 0 2 1.000 2.39    
1981 20 MIL NL P 51 15 147.0 15 25 1 1 .976 2.45    
1982 21 MIL NL P 22 0 32.0 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.69    
1986 25 MIL NL P 30 30 202.7 10 30 3 2 .930 1.78    
1987 26 MIL NL P 31 31 207.3 8 30 2 3 .950 1.65    
1988 27 MIL NL P 61 0 112.0 2 24 2 1 .929 2.09    
1989 28 MIL NL P 14 6 37.3 0 8 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1990 29 MIL NL P 49 4 77.7 5 9 0 1 1.000 1.62    
Career Totals   279 107 974.3 51 163 8 11 .964 1.98    
Career Highs   61 31 207.3 15 32 3 3 1.000 2.45    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1986-8-15
 Homeruns Allowed
1986-6-30
 Strikeouts
1987-9-166
 Walks Allowed
1986-6-100
1987-10-79
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1987-10-7.2
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Mark Davis (975)
  2. Lefty Mills (969)
  3. Joe Hesketh (962)
  4. Hal Wiltse (960)
  5. Denny Lemaster (960)
  6. Bill Walker (959)
  7. Dave Stewart (956)
  8. Bubba Church (956)
  9. Aurelio Lopez (955)
  10. Ed Figueroa (953)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1980
Earned first career win on 6/3/1980
Injured on 7/28/1983 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,221,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/21/1990 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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