Fernando
Valenzuela
 
Nickname: el Segundo
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 305
 
Born: May 26, 1997 in Dominican Republic
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 26 IND HL $ 2,992,857  
2024 27 IND HL $ 3,664,286  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 2,992,857  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,664,286  
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 28 KNX SL $ 5,750,000  
2026 29 KNX SL $ 5,750,000  
2027 30 KNX SL $ 5,750,000  
2028 31 GRG SL $ 5,750,000  
2029 32 LV HL $ 2,900,000  
2030 33 PHO SL $ 2,900,000  
2031 34 PHO SL $ 2,900,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,900,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,750,000  
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 26 IND HL $ 2,992,857  
2024 27 IND HL $ 3,664,286  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 2,992,857  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,664,286  
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 28 KNX SL $ 5,750,000  
2026 29 KNX SL $ 5,750,000  
2027 30 KNX SL $ 5,750,000  
2028 31 GRG SL $ 5,750,000  
2029 32 LV HL $ 2,900,000  
2030 33 PHO SL $ 2,900,000  
2031 34 PHO SL $ 2,900,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,900,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,750,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2023 26 IND HL 15 11 .577 37 37 1 1 0 238.0 226 93 29 70 190 3.52 .251 .304 .407 .712 18.0
2024 27 IND HL 9 10 .474 27 26 0 0 0 160.3 160 80 21 37 137 4.49 .254 .294 .416 .710 5.8
2025 28 IND HL 2 4 .333 18 11 0 0 0 40.0 48 26 5 19 29 5.85 .302 .374 .459 .833 0.0
  KNX SL 5 7 .417 16 10 0 0 0 90.0 110 57 12 45 52 5.70 .305 .379 .465 .844 0.5
  TOT   7 11 .389 34 21 0 0 0 130.0 158 83 17 64 81 5.75 .304 .378 .463 .841 0.5
2026 29 KNX SL 7 14 .333 30 30 1 1 0 179.3 188 84 20 67 118 4.22 .272 .336 .401 .737 7.2
2027 30 KNX SL 2 6 .250 37 7 0 0 1 73.7 68 38 9 35 46 4.64 .243 .325 .400 .725 2.7
2028 31 GRG SL 9 4 .692 56 0 0 0 4 61.7 68 26 7 21 35 3.80 .272 .328 .424 .752 6.4
2029 32 LV HL 4 1 .800 27 0 0 0 0 33.7 43 24 9 14 26 6.42 .316 .380 .559 .939 0.3
2030 33 PHO SL 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 1 10.0 11 6 2 4 10 5.40 .282 .349 .513 .862 0.5
    AAA   3 1 .750 36 0 0 0 0 47.3 46 19 5 22 49 3.61 .254 .335 .376 .711  
2031 34 AAA   2 1 .667 30 0 0 0 1 30.7 33 15 5 18 30 4.40 .284 .381 .457 .837  
    AA   0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 1 21.3 20 11 1 9 18 4.64 .270 .349 .392 .741  
8 Years Sim 53 57 .482 259 121 2 2 6 886.6 922 434 114 312 643 4.41 .268 .327 .424 .751 41.3
2 Years AAA 5 2 .714 66 0 0 0 1 78.0 79 34 10 40 79 3.92 .266 .353 .407 .761  
1 Years AA 0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 1 21.3 20 11 1 9 18 4.64 .270 .349 .392 .741  
3 Years Minors 5 2 .714 85 0 0 0 2 99.3 99 45 11 49 97 4.08 .267 .352 .404 .757  
Season Average 6 7 .462 32 15 0 0 0 110.8 115 54 14 39 80 4.41 .268 .327 .424 .751  
Career Highs 15 14 .800 56 37 1 1 4 238.0 226 93 29 70 190 6.42 .316 .380 .559 .939  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   737 325 82 241 504   .274 .334 .426 .759
vs LH   185 109 32 71 139   .245 .310 .418 .728
Home 24 27 .471 131 60 0 0 1 454.3 456 215 51 163 346 4.26 .262 .325 .414 .739
Away 29 30 .492 128 61 2 2 5 432.3 466 219 63 149 297 4.56 .274 .332 .434 .766
Mar/Apr 9 7 .563 33 18 0 0 0 118.6 112 57 19 45 91 4.32 .244 .312 .423 .734
May 11 16 .407 50 21 0 0 0 160.7 179 91 22 60 115 5.10 .282 .344 .443 .788
June 8 5 .615 59 17 0 0 3 157.0 158 59 16 41 124 3.38 .259 .305 .396 .701
July 10 7 .588 43 19 2 2 2 150.6 141 56 17 54 104 3.35 .246 .311 .380 .691
August 8 9 .471 39 20 0 0 1 133.3 160 86 20 48 101 5.81 .301 .359 .482 .841
Sep/Oct 7 13 .350 35 26 0 0 0 166.3 172 85 20 64 108 4.60 .270 .336 .423 .759
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2023 26 IND HL 37 75 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 35 .013 .063 .053 .116 -3.6 0.0
2024 27 IND HL 30 68 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 28 .044 .058 .059 .117 -4.3 0.0
2025 28 IND HL 18 9 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .333 .633 1.0 0.1
  KNX SL 16 29 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 .069 .069 .103 .172 -1.2 0.0
  TOT   34 38 2 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 14 .105 .128 .158 .286 -0.2 0.1
2026 29 KNX SL 30 63 5 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 23 .111 .111 .127 .238 -1.5 0.0
2027 30 KNX SL 37 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0
2028 31 GRG SL 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2029 32 LV HL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
7 Years Sim 251 261 11 15 4 0 1 14 0 0 6 106 .057 .078 .084 .163 -11.1 0.1
162 Game Average 168 7 9 2 0 0 9 0 0 3 68 .057 .078 .084 .163 -7.1  
Career Highs 56 75 5 7 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 35 .111 .128 .158 .286 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   215 11 14 4 0 1 11 0 0 6 86 .065 .090 .098 .188 -8.4
vs LH   46 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 .022 .022 .022 .043 -3.8
Home 126 123 4 6 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 51 .049 .064 .065 .129 -7.1
Away 111 138 7 9 2 0 1 7 0 0 4 55 .065 .091 .101 .192 -5.1
RISP   62 0 6 2 0 0 12 0 0 0 26 .097 .095 .129 .224 -1.9
Close/Late   8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Mar/Apr 25 46 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 20 .043 .063 .043 .106 -2.9
May 30 49 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 15 .102 .102 .163 .265 -0.8
June 22 38 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 15 .105 .128 .158 .286 -0.5
July 38 43 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .023 .045 .047 .092 -3.0
August 27 35 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 16 .029 .081 .029 .110 -2.1
Sep/Oct 26 50 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 23 .040 .059 .060 .119 -3.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won In-Game Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2023 26 IND HL P 37 37 238.0 17 41 3 5 .951 2.19    
2024 27 IND HL P 27 26 160.3 12 17 1 1 .967 1.63    
    RF 1 1 17.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 2.12   0.1
    SS 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 2 1.000 8.00   0.1
2025 28 IND HL P 18 11 40.0 3 5 1 0 .889 1.80    
  KNX SL P 16 10 90.0 6 11 2 0 .895 1.70    
  TOT   P 34 21 130.0 9 16 3 0 .893 1.73    
2026 29 KNX SL P 30 30 179.3 7 31 3 3 .927 1.91    
2027 30 KNX SL P 37 7 73.7 2 7 2 0 .818 1.10    
2028 31 GRG SL P 56 0 61.7 3 8 3 1 .786 1.61    
2029 32 LV HL P 27 0 33.7 3 9 1 2 .923 3.21    
2030 33 PHO SL P 11 0 10.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  P 259 121 886.6 53 129 16 12 .919 1.85    
  RF 1 1 17.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 2.12   0.1
  SS 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 2 1.000 8.00   0.1
Career Totals   261 123 912.6 60 134 16 14 .924 1.91    
Career Highs   56 37 238.0 19 41 3 5 .976 3.21    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2028 31 GRG SL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 .091 .231 .091 .322
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 .091 .231 .091 .322
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2023-10-3.52
Wins
2023-9-15
Losses
2026-10-14
Games Started
2023-4-37
Shutouts
2023-8-1
2026-5-1
Innings Pitched
2023-5-238.0
Hits Allowed
2023-6-226
Strikeouts
2023-9-190
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 160)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 80th overall pick, by Indianapolis in 2023
Earned first career win on 4/6/2023
Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/7/2023, off Curtis Reep (MNE)
Injured on 4/12/2024 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Injured on 7/20/2024 with a Spasms Back, out for 3 weeks
Traded from Indianapolis to Knoxville on 7/21/2025 (Going to KNX: LF Domenic Dimaggio, 3B Tore-shi Yasuo, P Fernando Valenzuela, P Craig Rocheleau. Going to IND: LF Thurman Mangum, 3B Matt McGwire)
Injured on 6/13/2026 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 2/26/2029 to a 4-year deal worth $2,900,000 per year
Traded from Las Vegas to Phoenix on 1/31/2030 (Going to LV: P Roberto Baggio. Going to PHO: 3B Chris Mikulskis, P Fernando Valenzuela)