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Vida BluevsFernando Valenzuela

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Vida Blue

1969–1986 · 17 seasons

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Fernando Valenzuela

1980–1997 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Vida Blue and Fernando Valenzuela: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Vida Blue	Stat	Fernando Valenzuela
17	Seasons	17
90.8	Career VAL	76.8
14.2 (1971)	Peak-season VAL	13.5 (1982)
1×	MVP Awards	—
1×	Cy Young Awards	1×
6×	All-Star Selections	6×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	Gold Gloves	1×
—	Silver Sluggers	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Vida Blue and Fernando Valenzuela have
Vida Blue	Stat	Fernando Valenzuela
Career
507	Games	474
Batting
53	Hits	187
4	Home runs	10
15	RBI	84
37	Runs	56
49	Walks	8
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VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
209	Wins	173
161	Losses	153
2	Saves	2
3343.1	Innings pitched	2930.0
2,175	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,074
3.27	ERA	3.54
1.23	WHIP	1.32
112	ERA+	107

Age	Vida Blue	Fernando Valenzuela
19	0	—
20	2.8	7.2
21	14.2	13.5
22	2.9	5.9
23	5.6	8.3
24	7.5	12.3
25	8.1	11.1
26	13.5	4.6
27	7.8	0
28	10	3.5
29	0	1.4
30	9	—
31	3.8	—
32	2.8	1.3
33	0	1.9
34	—	0
35	0	5.8
36	2.8	0