How Willie Hernandez's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Willie Hernandez totaled 349 career Walks, well above the relief pitcher average of 115.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1981, posting 8, well below the relief pitcher average of 17.7 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 45, well above the relief pitcher average of 24.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 20 in 1987 to 31 in 1988 and 16 in 1989, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 8 to 45 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Willie Hernandez Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Willie Hernandez
| Willie Hernandez
Walks | Willie Hernandez
Intentional Walks | Willie Hernandez
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 349 | 79 | 3.01 |
| Season Avg. | 26.85 | 6.08 | 3.01 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 75.99 | 17.2 | 3.01 |
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Willie Hernandez Walks Per Season
Willie Hernandez's Walks 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 Walks by Team
Willie Hernandez's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Hernandez Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Hernandez's career Walks, 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 Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Hernandez's seasonal Walks 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 Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Hernandez's MLB career with Walks 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.
