How Fernando Valenzuela's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players
Fernando Valenzuela totaled 25 career Hit By Pitch, above the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1980, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.1 that year. The highest point came in 1997 at 5, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 0 in 1995 to 0 in 1996 and 5 in 1997, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Fernando Valenzuela Lifetime Hit By Pitch
Stats similar to Hit By Pitch for Fernando Valenzuela
| Fernando Valenzuela
Hit By Pitch |
|---|
| Career | 25 |
| Season Avg. | 1.47 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 8.94 |
| More Info | See More |
Fernando Valenzuela Hit By Pitch Per Season
Fernando Valenzuela's Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch by Team
Fernando Valenzuela's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fernando Valenzuela Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression
A running total of Fernando Valenzuela's career Hit By Pitch, 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 Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Fernando Valenzuela's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Fernando Valenzuela's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
