Keith Hernandez vs Wally Joyner

Keith Hernandez Wally Joyner

Keith Hernandez and Wally Joyner compared on their MLB careers: Keith Hernandez played 17 seasons, 1974 to 1990, Wally Joyner 16 seasons, 1986 to 2001. Keith Hernandez has .296 batting average to Wally Joyner's .289. Keith Hernandez won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Keith Hernandez and Wally Joyner career totals

2,088	GP	2,033
7,370	AB	7,127
1,124	R	973
2,182	H	2,060
162	HR	204
1,071	RBI	1,106
98	SB	60
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Keith Hernandez and Wally Joyner postseason

30	GP	22
117	AB	53
13	R	7
31	H	13
2	HR	2
21	RBI	6
1	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Keith Hernandez and Wally Joyner all-time places

197th (2,182)	Hits	258th (2,060)
214th (1,071)	RBI	195th (1,106)

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

Keith Hernandez: 2 championships; NL Gold Glove ×11, NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×2
Wally Joyner: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Keith Hernandez and Wally Joyner season by season

1st	1974	.294	0	2	1986	.290	22	100
2nd	1975	.250	3	20	1987	.285	34	117
3rd	1976	.289	7	46	1988	.295	13	85
4th	1977	.291	15	91	1989	.282	16	79
5th	1978	.255	11	64	1990	.268	8	41
6th	1979	.344	11	105	1991	.301	21	96
7th	1980	.321	16	99	1992	.269	9	66
8th	1981	.306	8	48	1993	.292	15	65
9th	1982	.299	7	94	1994	.311	8	57
10th	1983	.297	12	63	1995	.310	12	83
11th	1984	.311	15	94	1996	.277	8	65
12th	1985	.309	10	91	1997	.327	13	83
13th	1986	.310	13	83	1998	.298	12	80
14th	1987	.290	18	89	1999	.248	5	43
15th	1988	.276	11	55	2000	.281	5	32
16th	1989	.233	4	19	2001	.243	3	14
17th	1990	.200	1	8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


30	GP	22
117	AB	53
13	R	7
31	H	13
2	HR	2
21	RBI	6
1	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8


30	GP	22
117	AB	53
13	R	7
31	H	13
2	HR	2
21	RBI	6
1	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8


30	GP	22
117	AB	53
13	R	7
31	H	13
2	HR	2
21	RBI	6
1	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8