How Fernando Valenzuela's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Fernando Valenzuela totaled 145 career Strikeouts, well below the league average of 272.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 1991, posting 0, well below the league average of 32.6 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 23, well below the league average of 30.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 6 in 1995 to 15 in 1996 and 3 in 1997, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 0 to 23 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Fernando Valenzuela Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.8.537.19
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Fernando Valenzuela Strikeouts Per Season

Fernando Valenzuela's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts per season line chart

Fernando Valenzuela Strikeouts by Team

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

Fernando Valenzuela Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

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

Fernando Valenzuela Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Fernando Valenzuela Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Fernando Valenzuela's MLB career with Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table