How Fernando Valenzuela's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Fernando Valenzuela totaled 424 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1982, posting 37, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 15 in 1995 to 31 in 1996 and 18 in 1997, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 37 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Fernando Valenzuela Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Fernando Valenzuela
| Fernando Valenzuela
Starts | Fernando Valenzuela
Games Started % |
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| Career | 424 | 93.6 |
| Season Avg. | 24.94 | 93.6 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 151.63 | 93.6 |
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Fernando Valenzuela Starts Per Season
Fernando Valenzuela's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Fernando Valenzuela Starts by Team
Fernando Valenzuela's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fernando Valenzuela Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Fernando Valenzuela's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Fernando Valenzuela Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Fernando Valenzuela's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Fernando Valenzuela Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Fernando Valenzuela's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
