How Fernando Valenzuela's Strikeouts Per Game Compares to Similar Players
Fernando Valenzuela posted a career Strikeouts Per Game of 4.58, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.84 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per Game season came in 1981, posting 7.2, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.42 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 1.6, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.53 that year. The Strikeouts Per Game trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.97 in 1995 to 2.88 in 1996 and 3.39 in 1997. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per Game profile — ranging from 1.6 to 7.2 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Fernando Valenzuela Lifetime Strikeouts Per Game
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per Game for Fernando Valenzuela
| Fernando Valenzuela
Strikeouts Per Game |
|---|
| Career | 4.58 |
| Season Avg. | 4.58 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.58 |
| More Info | See More |
Fernando Valenzuela Strikeouts Per Game Per Season
Fernando Valenzuela's Strikeouts Per Game 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 Game by Team
Fernando Valenzuela's career Strikeouts Per Game totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fernando Valenzuela Strikeouts Per Game Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Fernando Valenzuela's career Strikeouts Per Game shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Fernando Valenzuela Strikeouts Per Game Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Fernando Valenzuela's seasonal Strikeouts Per Game 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 Per Game — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Fernando Valenzuela's MLB career with Strikeouts Per Game 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.
