Fernando Valenzuela
1980–1997 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
440G
.200AVG
.205OBP
.262SLG
More career statistics
187H
10HR
84RBI
0SB
173–153W–L
2,930.0IP
2,074K
3.54ERA
424GS
2SV
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 440 | 474 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440 | 1,044 | 936 | 56 | 187 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 84 | 8 | 145 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 245 | .200 | .205 | .262 | .467 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,930.0 | 453 | 424 | 113 | 173 | 153 | 2 | 2,718 | 1,303 | 1,154 | 226 | 1,151 | 2,074 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 | 1.320 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1983-05-12 to 1983-06-08
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Three Balks | 1989-08-22 | 1 in 4,657 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Complete Game, Fifteen K | 1984-05-23 | 1 in 1,054 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1990-06-29 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 239 | 497 | 86 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 68 | .193 | .181 | .243 |
| Away | 235 | 547 | 101 | 6 | 53 | 4 | 77 | .206 | .192 | .279 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 71 | 166 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 24 | .160 | .151 | .160 |
| May | 80 | 180 | 39 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 24 | .229 | .217 | .271 |
| June | 84 | 180 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 22 | .184 | .172 | .266 |
| July | 79 | 165 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 22 | .182 | .164 | .224 |
| August | 75 | 175 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 26 | .226 | .211 | .289 |
| September | 75 | 165 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 26 | .215 | .206 | .356 |
| October | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .231 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 53 | 124 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | .184 | .185 | .193 |
| cincinnati-reds | 47 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .202 | .181 | .236 |
| houston-astros | 47 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | .194 | .171 | .194 |
| atlanta-braves | 46 | 109 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | .191 | .183 | .287 |
| san-diego-padres | 40 | 99 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 | .253 | .242 | .341 |
| new-york-mets | 36 | 86 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | .111 | .105 | .160 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 35 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | .235 | .215 | .353 |
| montreal-expos | 33 | 85 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | .253 | .224 | .360 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 17 | 16 |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 64 | 16 | – | 7 | – | .250 | 192 | 180 |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 9 | – | .168 | 285 | 199 |
| 1983 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 91 | 17 | 1 | 9 | – | .187 | 257 | 189 |
| 1984 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 79 | 15 | 3 | 7 | – | .190 | 261 | 240 |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 97 | 21 | 1 | 7 | – | .216 | 272 | 208 |
| 1986 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 109 | 24 | – | 7 | – | .220 | 269 | 242 |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | 92 | 13 | 1 | 8 | – | .141 | 251 | 190 |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | 44 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .182 | 142 | 64 |
| 1989 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 66 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .182 | 196 | 116 |
| 1990 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 69 | 21 | 1 | 11 | – | .304 | 204 | 115 |
| 1991 |  California Angels | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 5 |
| 1993 |  Baltimore Orioles | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 178 | 78 |
| 1994 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | .250 | 45 | 19 |
| 1995 |  San Diego Padres | 29 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 8 | – | .250 | 90 | 57 |
| 1996 | San Diego Padres | 36 | 63 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 171 | 95 |
| 1997 | San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 22 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .182 | 89 | 61 |