How Fernando Valenzuela's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Fernando Valenzuela totaled 2,932 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,296.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1982, posting 286, well below the league average of 399.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1991 at 6, well below the league average of 332.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 90 in 1995 to 171 in 1996 and 89 in 1997, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 6 to 286 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Fernando Valenzuela Lifetime Inning Played

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Fernando Valenzuela Inning Played Per Season

Fernando Valenzuela's Inning Played 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 Inning Played per season line chart

Fernando Valenzuela Inning Played by Team

Fernando Valenzuela's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fernando Valenzuela career Inning Played by team bar chart

Fernando Valenzuela Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Fernando Valenzuela's career Inning Played, 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 Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Fernando Valenzuela Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Fernando Valenzuela's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Fernando Valenzuela Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Fernando Valenzuela's MLB career with Inning Played 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.
Fernando Valenzuela Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table