Steve Howe vs Willie Hernandez

Steve HoweWillie Hernandez

Steve Howe and Willie Hernandez compared on their MLB careers: Steve Howe played 12 seasons, 1980 to 1996, Willie Hernandez 13 seasons, 1977 to 1989. Steve Howe has 47 wins to Willie Hernandez's 70. Steve Howe won 2 titles, Willie Hernandez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Steve Howe and Willie Hernandez career totals
497GP744
47W70
41L63
3.0ERA3.4
606.1IP1044.2
328K788
139BB349
1.2WHIP1.3
91SV147

How do they compare in the postseason?

Steve Howe and Willie Hernandez postseason
9GP10
2R0
13H9

Where each stands all time

Steve Howe and Willie Hernandez all-time places
Steve HoweAll-time rankWillie Hernandez
200th (91)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

  • Steve Howe: 2 championships; NL Rookie of the Year
  • 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.

Steve Howe 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.
1st1980792.651977873.03
2nd1981532.501978823.77
3rd1982752.081979445.01
4th1983471.441980194.40
5th1985345.491981003.95
6th1987334.311982463.00
7th1991311.681983943.28
8th1992302.451984931.92
9th1993354.9719858102.70
10th1994301.801986873.55
11th1995634.961987343.67
12th1996016.351988653.06
13th————1989225.74

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA