How Willie Hernandez's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Willie Hernandez totaled 4,366 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1984, posting 548, well above the relief pitcher average of 275.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 62, well below the relief pitcher average of 183.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 217 in 1987 to 284 in 1988 and 141 in 1989, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 62 to 548 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Willie Hernandez Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Willie Hernandez
| Willie Hernandez
Batters Faced | Willie Hernandez
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 4366 | 37.61 |
| Season Avg. | 335.85 | 37.61 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 950.66 | 37.61 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Willie Hernandez Batters Faced Per Season
Willie Hernandez's Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced by Team
Willie Hernandez's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Hernandez Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Hernandez's career Batters Faced, 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 Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Hernandez's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Hernandez's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
