Joe Sambito vs Willie Hernandez

Joe SambitoWillie Hernandez

Joe Sambito and Willie Hernandez compared on their MLB careers: Joe Sambito played 11 seasons, 1976 to 1987, Willie Hernandez 13 seasons, 1977 to 1989. Joe Sambito has 37 wins to Willie Hernandez's 70. Willie Hernandez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Sambito and Willie Hernandez career totals
461GP744
37W70
38L63
3.0ERA3.4
629IP1044.2
489K788
195BB349
1.2WHIP1.3
84SV147

How do they compare in the postseason?

Joe Sambito and Willie Hernandez postseason
10GP10
0R0
12H9

Where each stands all time

Joe Sambito and Willie Hernandez all-time places
Joe SambitoAll-time rankWillie Hernandez
218th (84)Saves93rd (147)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Joe Sambito: 0 championships; none on file
  • Willie Hernandez: 1 championship; AL Cy Young, AL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Joe Sambito and Willie Hernandez season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1976323.541977873.03
2nd1977552.331978823.77
3rd1978493.071979445.01
4th1979871.771980194.40
5th1980842.191981003.95
6th1981551.841982463.00
7th1982000.711983943.28
8th1984003.021984931.92
9th19850012.6619858102.70
10th1986204.841986873.55
11th1987266.931987343.67
12th————1988653.06
13th————1989225.74

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA