How Willie Hernandez's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Willie Hernandez totaled 169 career Assists, well below the league average of 312.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Assists season came in 1977, posting 27, well below the league average of 52.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 3, well below the league average of 35.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 4 in 1987 to 15 in 1988 and 4 in 1989, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 3 to 27 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Willie Hernandez Lifetime Assists

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Willie Hernandez
Assists
Career169
Season Avg.13
162 Game Avg.36.8
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Willie Hernandez Assists Per Season

Willie Hernandez's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Hernandez Assists per season line chart

Willie Hernandez Assists by Team

Willie Hernandez's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Hernandez career Assists by team bar chart

Willie Hernandez Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Willie Hernandez's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Willie Hernandez Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Willie Hernandez Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Willie Hernandez's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Willie Hernandez Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Willie Hernandez Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie Hernandez's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Willie Hernandez Assists season-by-season breakdown table