#8 Fernando Valenzuela, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Healthsouth Heroes

#8 Fernando Valenzuela, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Healthsouth Heroes
Saturday, 10/15/1994

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Fernando Valenzuela

11/1/1960
33
MEXICO,,
5"11
200

Starting Pitcher
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L

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2 / 6 (Fair)
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Very inconsistent
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2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 21,100,000
1996
11 Year(s), 152 Days (2044 total Days)
172 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 115 Days (2007 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	4	9	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	5	4	9
Versus RHB	5	4	9
Talent	6	4	10

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

10
57
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	3	3	1	1	6
Versus LHP	4	3	1	1	6
Versus RHP	3	3	1	1	6
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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1
3
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/14	CB	L 5-6	*	7.1	7	5	5	3	6
8/19	@SON	W 5-3	*	8	4	2	2	1	7		PoG
8/26	IB	W 3-2	*	7.1	6	2	2	4	4
8/30	@FRD	W 8-3	*	6	8	3	3	4	4
9/4	GDY	W 7-5	*	7	5	5	5	5	5
9/9	UP	L 2-5	*	4.1	9	5	5	1	4	L
9/14	WOR	L 6-10	*	2.2	7	5	5	2	2
9/19	@IB	L 0-3	*	8	5	3	3	2	12	L
9/24	@GDY	L 2-5	*	5.1	12	5	5	1	4	L
9/29	@UP	L 3-6	*	4.1	5	5	5	3	3	L

Pitching Stats 1994

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	33	23	4	11	0	5.53	151.1	167	97	93	83	124	2	8.7	0	8	34.8
Projected	33	23	4	11	0	5.53	149.0	165	96	92	82	123

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	1	0	1.$	10	2	15.0	9.9	7.4	4.9	24	8	33.3	4	0	.0	5.05

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	181	48	9	1	3	21	24	20	39	0	0	0	.265	.333	.376	.709
vs. RHB	417	119	20	1	10	66	73	63	85	0	0	2	.285	.377	.410	.787

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	14	10	0	6	0	6.93	61.0	75	47	47	37	44
Road	19	13	4	5	0	4.58	90.1	92	50	46	46	80
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	1	3	0	7.43	23.0	23	21	19	18	17
May	8	1	0	2	0	4.88	24.0	27	13	13	14	23
June	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
July	6	5	2	1	0	3.78	33.1	39	16	14	19	23
August	6	6	0	1	0	4.58	37.1	34	19	19	18	30
Sept./Oct.	6	6	0	4	0	7.96	31.2	43	28	28	14	30

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1983	29	29	13	12	0	4.13	185.1	212	98	85	14	49	125	1	0	1.41	.325	WAL
1984	31	31	17	5	0	3.27	206.1	197	81	75	7	63	170	4	2	1.26	.308	GDY,EL
1985	28	28	12	11	0	4.48	186.2	199	99	93	14	68	143	2	1	1.43	.323	GDY
1986	31	31	12	16	0	4.34	211.1	215	113	102	19	78	165	3	0	1.39	.308	GDY MST
1987	33	33	18	9	0	3.19	231.2	210	96	82	10	79	197	4	2	1.25	.297	MST,EL
1988	34	34	17	6	0	2.93	239.1	216	94	78	10	72	191	6	2	1.20	.293	MST
1989	37	37	16	10	0	3.47	220.2	220	98	85	5	65	184	6	2	1.29	.322	NKE
1990	40	40	16	5	0	3.37	264.1	251	114	99	6	115	157	5	2	1.38	.291	NKE
1991	21	21	16	2	0	2.87	153.2	141	59	49	7	45	120	2	1	1.21	.296	NKE HSO
1992	30	30	12	11	0	4.56	187.2	209	104	95	8	92	138	1	0	1.60	.332	HSO
1993	38	29	11	9	1	5.08	200.1	235	133	113	20	85	140	0	0	1.60	.330	HSO
1994	33	23	4	11	0	5.53	151.1	167	97	93	13	83	124	2	0	1.65	.334	HSO
Total	385	366	164	107	1	3.87	2438.2	2472	1186	1049	133	894	1854	36	12	1.38	.312

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1981, AAA	27	15	9	3	0	3.84	138.1	123	62	59	0	38	145	4	1	1.16	.000
1982, AAA	29	29	13	10	0	2.63	226.0	199	73	66	0	51	243	7	2	1.11	.000

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1984	2	2	2	0	0	2.04	17.2	10	4	4	6	12	1	0
1985	5	5	3	2	0	4.00	36.0	31	18	16	15	31	0	0
1986	2	2	1	0	0	6.40	12.2	16	10	9	7	9	0	0
1987	5	5	1	2	0	5.40	33.1	35	23	20	18	22	0	0
1988	4	4	2	2	0	6.45	22.1	33	16	16	8	21	0	0
1989	3	2	0	1	0	17.18	3.2	11	7	7	1	3	0	0
1990	5	5	4	0	0	2.89	37.1	41	13	12	11	32	1	0
Total	26	25	13	7	0	4.64	163.0	177	91	84	66	130	2	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1983	29	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	WAL
1984	31	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.400	.455	.400	.855	GDY,EL
1985	28	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	GDY
1986	31	10	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	GDY MST
1987	33	15	3	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	MST,EL
1988	34	8	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.625	.875	MST
1989	37	10	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	NKE
1990	40	12	7	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	.583	.583	.583	1.167	NKE
1991	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NKE HSO
1992	30	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	HSO
1993	38	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	HSO
1994	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	HSO
Total	358	102	23	3	0	1	9	12	2	14	0	0	.225	.240	.284	.525

Fielding Stats 1994

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

151.1

1.78

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Wal~Mart in 1981...
Earned first career win on 4/4/1983...
Injured on 3/6/1984 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks...
Had first career hit on 5/16/1984, off Antonio Perez (WOR)...
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/22/1984 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Injured on 6/10/1985 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks...
Injured on 8/9/1985 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won World Championship with Goodyear in 1985...
2/3/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Goodyear to Morgan Stanley on 8/1/1986 (Going to GDY: RF Franklin Stubbs, SS Stefan Twedt. Going to MST: P Fernando Valenzuela, P Dan Schatzeder)...
2/3/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/3/1987 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1987, going 5-0, 1.52...
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game...
Won World Championship with Morgan Stanley in 1987...
2/3/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,128,571 through salary arbitration...
Hit first career homerun on 7/19/1988, off Ron Robinson (DSN)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1988, going 6-0, 0.93...
Signed as a free agent by Nike on 2/15/1989 to a 8-year deal worth $21,100,000 per year...
Won World Championship with Nike in 1990...
Traded from Nike to Healthsouth on 6/13/1991 (Going to HSO: P Fernando Valenzuela. Going to NKE: CF Ronnie Eckert, DH Milt Thompson)...
Injured on 5/14/1992 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1984 - 3.27 - 6th 1987 - 3.19 - 3rd 1988 - 2.93 - 2nd 1989 - 3.47 - 4th 1990 - 3.37 - 3rd	WHIP 1987 - 1.25 - 8th 1988 - 1.20 - 9th	Wins 1984 - 17 - 6th 1987 - 18 - 6th 1988 - 17 - 8th 1990 - 16 - 10th 1991 - 16 - 7th	Losses 1986 - 16 - 4th	IP 1988 - 239.1 - 8th 1990 - 264.1 - 2nd
K's 1984 - 170 - 7th 1986 - 165 - 10th 1987 - 197 - 6th	BB 1990 - 115 - 2nd 1992 - 92 - 10th	CG 1987 - 4 - 8th 1988 - 6 - 4th 1989 - 6 - 6th 1990 - 5 - 2nd	SHO 1984 - 2 - 6th 1987 - 2 - 4th 1988 - 2 - 2nd 1989 - 2 - 5th 1990 - 2 - 2nd 1991 - 1 - 9th

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