02/01/1993
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Fernando Valenzuela
P - #41 - ()
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L
Overall:    Potential:
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
32 32 5-23 0 6.84 193.1 210 28 157 154 1.90 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 11 12 11 11
Movement 14 14 14 14
Control 7 8 7 7
INFORMATION
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Birthdate:11/01/1960
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Mexican
Height/Weight:5' 11"/205 lbs
Local Pop.:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 11 11
Slider 8 8
Curveball 9 9
Screwball 14 15
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 19
Groundball Percentage Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 19
Defense 16
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/23/1992 STL Loss, 3-8 X 3.2 2 2 2 2 5
09/18/1992 MIN Loss, 5-7 X 7.1 11 7 7 7 4 Loss
09/12/1992 @ ATL Loss, 1-6 X 7.0 9 6 6 5 5 Loss
09/06/1992 CHC Loss, 0-7 X 6.2 5 6 6 6 5 Loss
08/30/1992 KC Loss, 1-15 X 6.0 8 7 7 3 6 Loss
08/25/1992 NYY Win, 7-1 X 9.0 5 1 0 4 6 Win
08/20/1992 @ MIN Loss, 2-6 X 8.0 7 6 6 3 7 Loss
08/14/1992 @ STL Loss, 3-9 X 5.1 7 8 5 4 3 Loss
08/08/1992 CIN Loss, 1-6 X 7.1 8 3 3 5 6 Loss
08/03/1992 @ CHC Win, 8-1 X 9.0 2 1 1 2 7 Win
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1992 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 32 32 5 23 0 6.84 193.1 210 161 147 28 157 154 6 18.8 1 8 25.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 17.22 9.78 7.17 7.31 5.32 1.90 124 0.3 .312        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 198 50 4 1 6 40 31 39 4 1 1 .253 .350 .374 .724      
vs. RHB 551 160 37 4 22 121 126 115 13 6 2 .290 .416 .492 .908      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1992 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 0 1 0 4.91 7.1 5 5 4 0 9 7  
April 5 5 3 1 0 4.91 33.0 30 18 18 3 32 29  
May 5 5 0 3 0 7.06 29.1 37 27 23 4 24 26  
June 6 6 0 6 0 6.43 35.0 39 27 25 2 29 25  
July 5 5 0 5 0 15.83 19.1 35 37 34 7 22 13  
August 6 6 2 4 0 4.43 44.2 37 26 22 4 21 35  
September 4 4 0 3 0 7.66 24.2 27 21 21 8 20 19  
Last Year 32 32 5 23 0 6.84 193.1 210 161 147 28 157 154  
2 Years Ago 27 27 11 11 0 4.82 192.1 154 106 103 28 123 150  
Career 337 324 126 125 0 4.24 2347.0 2015 1188 1105 294 1153 1955  
Home 17 17 3 11 0 5.65 108.1 109 70 68 14 87 89  
Road 15 15 2 12 0 8.36 85.0 101 91 79 14 70 65  
Grass 25 25 5 17 0 6.27 153.2 161 115 107 22 126 121  
Turf 7 7 0 6 0 9.08 39.2 49 46 40 6 31 33  
Day 7 7 1 5 0 6.33 42.2 42 36 30 6 34 41  
Night 25 25 4 18 0 6.99 150.2 168 125 117 22 123 113  
As Starter 32 32 5 23 0 6.84 193.1 210 161 147 28 157 154  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1980 Seattle - DBL 19 33 33 18 7 0 2.65 254.1 191 84 75 21 102 232 6 2 1.15 .253 3.40 5.6 153
1981 Seattle - DBL 20 33 33 12 12 0 3.63 252.2 209 112 102 32 82 219 8 2 1.15 .252 3.84 4.2 113
1982 Seattle - DBL 21 13 13 4 5 0 3.72 94.1 76 41 39 9 40 72 4 0 1.23 .253 3.87 1.6 111
1983 Seattle - DBL 22 33 33 16 10 0 2.92 258.2 194 89 84 28 86 217 10 1 1.08 .236 3.55 5.2 139
1984 Hollywood - DBL 23 31 31 13 10 0 3.71 240.1 206 101 99 25 97 205 9 1 1.26 .271 3.65 4.4 109
1985 Montreal - DBL 24 32 32 17 9 0 4.03 237.0 201 114 106 31 81 187 13 1 1.19 .249 3.95 3.8 103
1986 San Francisco - DBL 25 30 30 12 13 0 5.44 202.0 207 135 122 33 124 153 3 1 1.64 .287 5.36 -0.2 76
1987 San Francisco - DBL 26 19 10 5 1 0 4.66 94.2 82 50 49 18 52 92 0 0 1.42 .261 5.09 -0.1 88
1988 San Francisco - DBL 27 31 31 7 15 0 4.79 197.1 180 116 105 27 117 156 1 0 1.51 .273 4.88 0.9 87
1989 San Francisco - DBL 28 12 12 3 6 0 5.59 74.0 62 49 46 10 49 59 0 0 1.50 .246 4.93 0.0 70
1990 San Francisco - DBL 29 8 7 3 3 0 4.38 49.1 38 26 24 4 38 46 2 0 1.54 .260 4.34 0.4 91
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 29 3 0 0 0 0 5.40 6.2 5 4 4 0 5 13 0 0 1.50 .455 0.80 0.3 78
1990 Total - DBL 29 11 7 3 3 0 4.50 56.0 43 30 28 4 43 59 2 0 1.54 .275 3.92 0.8 92
1991 Seattle - DBL 30 27 27 11 11 0 4.82 192.1 154 106 103 28 123 150 5 0 1.44 .241 5.17 0.5 88
1992 Texas - DBL 31 32 32 5 23 0 6.84 193.1 210 161 147 28 157 154 6 1 1.90 .312 5.32 0.3 62
Total DBL 337 324 126 125 0 4.24 2347.0 2015 1188 1105 294 1153 1955 67 9 1.35 .262 4.29 27.1 104
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1989 Phoenix - CBL 28 13 3 3 2 0 2.25 52.0 30 17 13 5 24 47 0 0 1.04 .185 3.97 0.6 189
1990 Phoenix - CBL 29 9 4 3 2 0 2.17 49.2 27 15 12 3 27 46 2 0 1.09 .194 3.73 1.0 205
Total CBL 22 7 6 4 0 2.21 101.2 57 32 25 8 51 93 2 0 1.06 .189 3.85 196.7
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1980 Seattle - DBL 19 2 2 1 1 0 2.20 16.1 8 4 4 1 6 13 1 0 0.86 .179 0.00 0.0 0
1985 Montreal - DBL 24 1 1 0 1 0 14.73 3.2 8 6 6 0 1 5 0 0 2.45 .615 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 3 3 1 2 0 4.50 20.0 16 10 10 1 7 18 1 0 1.15 .288 2.80 155.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1980 Seattle - DBL P 33 33 8 42 0 51 1 .980 254.1 1.77 +0.3 1.079
1981 Seattle - DBL P 33 33 8 27 0 37 2 .946 252.2 1.25 -0.8 1.001
1982 Seattle - DBL P 13 13 4 12 0 16 0 1.000 94.1 1.53 +0.2 1.035
1983 Seattle - DBL P 33 33 6 27 1 33 0 1.000 258.2 1.15 -0.9 1.111
1984 Hollywood - DBL P 31 31 4 29 1 33 0 1.000 240.1 1.24 -0.4 1.080
1985 Montreal - DBL P 32 32 6 32 1 38 0 1.000 237.0 1.44 -0.1 1.033
1986 San Francisco - DBL P 30 30 8 26 2 37 3 .919 202.0 1.51 -1.9 .971
1987 San Francisco - DBL P 19 10 5 20 1 25 0 1.000 94.2 2.38 -0.0 1.035
1988 San Francisco - DBL P 31 31 6 29 2 35 0 1.000 197.1 1.60 -1.0 1.044
1989 San Francisco - DBL P 12 12 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 74.0 1.46 -0.3 1.042
1989 Phoenix - CBL P 13 3 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 52.0 1.04 +0.2 1.021
1990 San Francisco - DBL P 8 7 0 4 0 5 1 .800 49.1 0.73 -0.9 .829
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1990 Phoenix - CBL P 9 4 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 49.2 1.99 +0.2 1.035
1991 Seattle - DBL P 27 27 2 23 0 25 0 1.000 192.1 1.17 -1.0 1.039
1992 Texas - DBL P 32 32 5 24 0 30 1 .967 193.1 1.35 -1.1 1.004
TOTAL P 359 331 73 313 9 394 8 .980 2448.2 1.42 -7.6 1.037
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1979 Drafted in the 1979 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Seattle Mariners.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (11).
04/07/1980 Named the #1 prospect in the DBL
04/07/1980 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/13/1980 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/11/1980 Was selected to the 1980 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/1980 Wins the DBL UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/01/1980 Wins the DBL UL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/01/1980 Wins the DBL UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/01/1980 Wins the DBL UL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/01/1980 Wins the DBL UL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/09/1980 Wins the 1980 DBL UL Cy Young Award.
11/09/1980 Wins the 1980 DBL UL Rookie of the Year.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
03/23/1981 Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/05/1981 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/08/1981 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Houston Astros with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/10/1981 Was selected to the 1981 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
06/12/1982 Injured (Torn meniscus (knee)), out for 4-5 months.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
05/17/1983 Strikes out 16 against the Toronto Blue Jays.
07/08/1983 Was selected to the 1983 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/20/1983 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
08/23/1983 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/27/1983 Injured (Sinus infection), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/31/1983 Finished 3rd in 1983 DBL UL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
03/10/1984 Injured (Elbow contusion), out for one week.
04/24/1984 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/17/1984 Injured (Sprained elbow), out for 5-6 weeks.
12/25/1984 Was traded by the Hollywood Stars to the Montreal Expos, along with RP Frank DiPino, in exchange for SP Ray Fontenot.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
06/12/1985 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/09/1985 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
12/25/1985 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the San Francisco Giants, along with RP Larry McWilliams, in exchange for RP Alejandro Pena.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 9 (9).
04/02/1986 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hollywood Stars with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 8 (8).
09/18/1988 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 7 (7).
05/16/1989 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/24/1989 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/05/1989 Wins the 1989 Clemente Baseball League National Championship with the Phoenix Firebirds!
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 7 (7).
05/29/1990 Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/30/1990 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with SS Roy Smalley, in exchange for RF Pedro Guerrero, 2B Lou Whitaker.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 7 (7).
01/14/1991 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Seattle Pilots in exchange for RP Jose Mesa.
08/29/1991 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 4 months.
12/25/1991 Released by the Seattle Pilots.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 7 (7).
04/05/1992 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/22/1992 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/23/1992 Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
12/25/1992 Released by the Texas Rangers.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 7 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1980 33 5
1981 33 2
1983 33 5
Year W Rank
1980 18 3
1983 16 5
1985 17 9
Year L Rank
1992 23 1
Year Win. % Rank
1980 .720 3
1983 .615 9
1985 .654 9
Year IP Rank
1980 254.1 3
1981 252.2 4
1983 258.2 4
Year BF Rank
1980 1041 2
1981 1043 6
1983 1047 5
Year HRA Rank
1981 32 5
1983 28 9
1986 33 8
Year BB Rank
1980 102 2
1981 82 8
1984 97 7
1986 124 3
1988 117 1
1991 123 3
1992 157 1
Year K Rank
1980 232 1
1981 219 1
1983 217 1
1984 205 3
1985 187 5
Year ERA Rank
1980 2.65 2
1983 2.92 2
Year BABIP Rank
1980 .253 7
1981 .252 6
1983 .236 2
Year WHIP Rank
1980 1.15 5
1981 1.15 6
1983 1.08 2
Year K/BB Rank
1980 2.27 7
1981 2.67 8
1983 2.52 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1980 10.51 5
1981 10.58 7
1983 9.78 2
Year H/9 Rank
1980 6.76 1
1981 7.44 4
1983 6.75 2
Year K/9 Rank
1980 8.21 2
1981 7.80 2
1983 7.55 2
1984 7.68 3
1985 7.10 7
Year QS Rank
1980 25 1
1981 20 8
1983 23 2
Year QSP Rank
1980 .758 2
1983 .697 5
1984 .677 9
Year CG Rank
1983 10 5
1984 9 8
1985 13 1
Year CGP Rank
1983 .303 7
1984 .290 7
1985 .406 1
Year SHO Rank
1980 2 3
1981 2 6
1984 1 9
Year WAR Rank
1980 6.1 2
1981 4.7 10
1983 5.6 3
1984 4.5 10
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