NAME : Fernando Valenzuela
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ORIGIN : NAVOJOA,,MEXICO
BIRTHDAY : 11/1/1932
AGE : 37
HEIGHT : 5"11
WEIGHT : 200
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Left
THROWS : Left
CONTRACT : $8,980,000 through 1971
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : C (Fielding Pct. : .958)
PITCHING RATINGS :
Duration as Starter : B
Duration as Reliever : *
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 71
Avoiding Runs : 9
Avoiding Hits : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Avoiding Homeruns : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
Avoiding BB's : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Getting Strikeouts : 9 (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
Throwing Velocity : 7
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Screwball, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 3.43 16 11 0 34 34 233.1 211 102 89 86 217
At Home 3.22 7 7 0 18 18 131.1 107 53 47 36 119
Away 3.71 9 4 0 16 16 102.0 104 49 42 50 98
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr/Mar 2.63 4 0 0 4 4 27.1 21 8 8 9 28
May 3.83 4 2 0 7 7 47.0 47 28 20 22 35
June 1.85 2 1 0 5 5 34.0 30 9 7 11 44
July 6.47 1 3 0 5 5 32.0 40 25 23 16 27
August 3.61 2 3 0 6 6 42.1 30 18 17 12 39
Sep/Oct 2.49 3 2 0 7 7 50.2 43 14 14 16 44
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1952 3.38 13 14 0 32 6 1 228.2 86 75 171 LAV
1953 3.26 12 10 0 26 11 0 209.2 76 66 170 LAV
1954 3.06 15 14 0 34 13 2 259.0 88 96 163 LAV,JC
1955 2.23 15 14 0 34 15 6 278.2 69 95 210 LAV,JC
1956 2.41 17 5 0 26 9 4 205.0 55 41 161 LAV
1957 2.34 17 12 0 34 14 4 272.2 71 50 181 LAV,JC
1958 2.72 13 12 0 35 6 2 267.2 81 47 186 LAV
1959 1.64 20 6 0 32 15 6 252.2 46 43 190 LAV,JC
1960 2.59 18 8 0 32 8 3 239.1 69 43 199 LAV,JC
1961 2.31 17 10 0 31 10 5 237.2 61 56 214 LAV
1962 2.65 19 7 0 33 9 1 257.2 76 60 265 LAV,JC,JC
1963 3.03 16 9 0 34 4 1 261.2 88 55 281 LAV,JC
1964 2.19 18 4 0 32 3 3 217.1 53 49 243 LAV,JC
1965 2.80 14 11 0 33 3 1 218.2 68 53 268 LAV
1966 2.49 14 9 0 32 1 1 231.1 64 46 269 LAV,JC
1967 1.58 10 12 0 34 1 0 228.0 40 56 238 LAV
1968 1.84 12 9 0 29 0 0 191.0 39 49 235 LAV
1969 3.34 12 12 0 31 2 1 210.0 78 62 248 LAV
Total ERA : 2.59
Total Wins : 288
Total Losses: 189
Total Saves : 0
Total SHO : 41
Total CG : 134
Total K's : 4109
Total BB's : 1128
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/7/1952
Injured on 6/10/1952 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/24/1953 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1955, going 5-1, 1.60
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1956, going 5-0, 1.56
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1956, going 3-0, 1.08
Won Circuit Championship with Las Vegas in 1956
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Won Most Valuable Hurler in 1957, going 17-12, 2.34 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1959, going 5-1, 1.05
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1959, going 3-2, 1.05
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1959, going 5-0, 0.92
Injured on 8/23/1959 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 10/12/1959 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Won Circuit Championship with Las Vegas in 1959
Won Most Valuable Hurler in 1959, going 20-6, 1.64 ERA
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1960, going 3-1, 1.66
Won Most Valuable Hurler in 1960, going 18-8, 2.59 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1961, going 5-1, 2.21
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1961, going 4-1, 0.67
Won Circuit Championship with Las Vegas in 1961
Won Most Valuable Hurler in 1961, going 17-10, 2.31 ERA
Struck out 15 batters against Wichita on 6/20/1962
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Struck out 15 batters against Newark on 9/11/1963
Injured on 4/7/1964 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1964, going 3-0, 0.91
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1964, going 4-0, 1.58
Won Most Valuable Hurler in 1964, going 18-4, 2.19 ERA
Struck out 15 batters against Wichita on 4/26/1965
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1965, going 4-1, 0.85
Struck out 15 batters against Rochester on 6/14/1966
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1967, going 3-1, 1.09
Injured on 8/21/1968 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1968, going 2-1, 0.67
Injured on 5/10/1969 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
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