Willie Hernández played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1989, appearing in 744 games over 13 seasons. He recorded a total of 70 W and 63 L, an ERA of 3.38, 788 SO, a WHIP of 1.245, and a WAR of 16.7.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Willie Hernández |
Date of Birth | November 14, 1954 |
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MLB Debut | 1977 |
📊 Career Summary
Willie Hernández appeared in 744 games over 13 MLB seasons from 1977 to 1989. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 11 (MLB Rank: 4,301) |
GF | 419 (MLB Rank: 61) |
W | 70 (MLB Rank: 1,019) |
L | 63 (MLB Rank: 1,195) |
SV | 147 (MLB Rank: 94) |
ERA | 3.38 (MLB Rank: 2,148) |
IP | 1044.2 (MLB Rank: 1,259) |
SO | 788 (MLB Rank: 883) |
BB | 349 (MLB Rank: 1,368) |
H | 952 (MLB Rank: 1,377) |
HR | 97 (MLB Rank: 987) |
SO9 | 6.79 (MLB Rank: 2,942) |
BB9 | 3.01 (MLB Rank: 8,328) |
H9 | 8.2 (MLB Rank: 9,433) |
HR9 | 0.84 (MLB Rank: 5,093) |
WHIP | 1.245 (MLB Rank: 10,107) |
WAR | 16.7 (MLB Rank: 758) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1989)
In his final season (1989), Willie Hernández recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 25 |
W | 2 |
L | 2 |
SV | 15 |
ERA | 5.74 |
IP | 31.1 |
SO | 30 |
BB | 16 |
H | 36 |
HR | 4 |
SO9 | 8.62 |
BB9 | 4.6 |
H9 | 10.34 |
HR9 | 1.15 |
WHIP | 1.66 |
WAR | −0.6 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1983, 9 W
- Most SO: 1984, 112 SO
- Most IP: 1984, 140.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1984, 4.8 WAR
- Best ERA: 1984, 1.93 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Willie Hernández appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.96, pitched 9.2 IP, struck out 3 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.
Willie Hernández Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1977 | 8 | 7 | 3.03 | 0.533 | 4 | 78 | 110 | 3.2 | 1.109 | 11 | 94 | 28 | 42 | 37 | 145 | 3.41 | 6.4 | 2.79 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 437 |
1978 | 8 | 2 | 3.77 | 0.8 | 3 | 38 | 59.2 | 1 | 1.542 | 6 | 57 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 107 | 4.43 | 5.7 | 1.09 | 0 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 264 |
1979 | 4 | 4 | 5.01 | 0.5 | 0 | 53 | 79 | -0.3 | 1.57 | 8 | 85 | 39 | 50 | 44 | 83 | 4.34 | 6 | 1.36 | 2 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 359 |
1980 | 1 | 9 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 75 | 108.1 | 0.7 | 1.477 | 8 | 115 | 45 | 58 | 53 | 90 | 3.63 | 6.2 | 1.67 | 7 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 473 |
1981 | 0 | 0 | 3.95 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13.2 | 0.1 | 1.61 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 97 | 2.45 | 8.6 | 1.63 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 |
1982 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.4 | 10 | 54 | 75 | 1.9 | 1.307 | 3 | 74 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 125 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 0 | 75 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 312 |
1983 | 9 | 4 | 3.28 | 0.692 | 8 | 93 | 115.1 | 1.6 | 1.223 | 9 | 109 | 32 | 47 | 42 | 112 | 3.02 | 7.3 | 2.91 | 1 | 74 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 478 |
1984 | 9 | 3 | 1.92 | 0.75 | 32 | 112 | 140.1 | 4.8 | 0.941 | 6 | 96 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 204 | 2.58 | 7.2 | 3.11 | 0 | 80 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 548 |
1985 | 8 | 10 | 2.7 | 0.444 | 31 | 76 | 106.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 13 | 82 | 14 | 38 | 32 | 151 | 3.27 | 6.4 | 5.43 | 0 | 74 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 415 |
1986 | 8 | 7 | 3.55 | 0.533 | 24 | 77 | 88.2 | 1.2 | 1.218 | 13 | 87 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 117 | 3.82 | 7.8 | 3.67 | 0 | 64 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 376 |
1987 | 3 | 4 | 3.67 | 0.429 | 8 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 1.49 | 8 | 53 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 117 | 4.99 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 45 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 217 |
1988 | 6 | 5 | 3.06 | 0.545 | 10 | 59 | 67.2 | 1.1 | 1.197 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 125 | 4.11 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0 | 63 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 284 |
1989 | 2 | 2 | 5.74 | 0.5 | 15 | 30 | 31.1 | -0.6 | 1.66 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 68 | 4.14 | 8.6 | 1.88 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 141 |