Willie Hernandez stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1989

Relief Pitcher

Age 71 · 6' 2"

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Willie Hernandez played 13 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1989.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
744
W
70
L
63
ERA
3.38
IP
1,044.2
K
788
BB
349
WHIP
1.25

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1977CHC67873.03110.078281.11
1978CHC54823.7759.238351.54
1979CHC51445.0179.053391.57
1980CHC53194.40108.175451.48
1981CHC12003.9513.21381.61
1982CHC75463.0075.054241.31
1983CHC/PHI74943.28115.193321.22
1984DET80931.92140.1112360.94
1985DET748102.70106.276140.90
1986DET64873.5588.277211.22
1987DET45343.6749.030201.49
1988DET63653.0667.259311.20
1989DET32225.7431.130161.66

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
10
W
0
L
0
ERA
1.38
IP
13.0
K
7
BB
2
WHIP
0.85

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
6.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1977CHC0006.40000
1978CHC0005.70000
1979CHC0006.00000
1980CHC0006.20000
1981CHC0008.60000
1982CHC0006.50000
1983CHC/PHI0007.30000
1984DET0007.20000
1985DET0006.40000
1986DET0007.80000
1987DET0005.50000
1988DET0007.80000
1989DET0008.60000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
71 yearsNov 14, 1954
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
Aguada, Puerto Rico
AL Cy Young
1984
AL MVP
1984

What were Willie Hernandez's career stats?

Willie Hernandez played 13 seasons for the Cubs and the Tigers. He had 70 wins and 788 strikeouts with a 3.38 ERA over 1,044.2 innings. His best season was 1983: 9 wins, a 3.28 ERA and 93 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1977 to 1989

Willie Hernandez led MLB in WHIP (1984, 1985); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 93rd in saves (147)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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