Willie Hernández Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Willie Hernández
NameWillie Hernández
Date of BirthNovember 14, 1954
Nationality
Puerto Rico
PositionPitcher
ThrowsLeft
BatsLeft
MLB Debut1977
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Willie Hernández Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Willie Hernández.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS11 (MLB Rank: 4,342)
GF419 (MLB Rank: 62)
W70 (MLB Rank: 1,023)
L63 (MLB Rank: 1,209)
SV147 (MLB Rank: 94)
ERA3.38 (MLB Rank: 2,170)
IP1044.2 (MLB Rank: 1,270)
SO788 (MLB Rank: 897)
BB349 (MLB Rank: 1,375)
H952 (MLB Rank: 1,385)
HR97 (MLB Rank: 1,008)
SO96.79 (MLB Rank: 3,072)
BB93.01 (MLB Rank: 8,458)
H98.2 (MLB Rank: 9,552)
HR90.84 (MLB Rank: 5,240)
WHIP1.245 (MLB Rank: 10,232)
WAR16.7 (MLB Rank: 767)

📊 Last Season Summary (1989)

In his final season (1989), Willie Hernández recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF25
W2
L2
SV15
ERA5.74
IP31.1
SO30
BB16
H36
HR4
SO98.62
BB94.6
H910.34
HR91.15
WHIP1.66
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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