How Willie Hernandez's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players
Willie Hernandez totaled 25 career Hit By Pitch, well above the relief pitcher average of 10.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1981, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.9 that year. The highest point came in 1986 at 5, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 0 in 1987 to 4 in 1988 and 1 in 1989, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Willie Hernandez Lifetime Hit By Pitch
Stats similar to Hit By Pitch for Willie Hernandez
| Willie Hernandez
Hit By Pitch |
|---|
| Career | 25 |
| Season Avg. | 1.92 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.44 |
| More Info | See More |
Willie Hernandez Hit By Pitch Per Season
Willie Hernandez's Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch by Team
Willie Hernandez's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Hernandez Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Hernandez's career Hit By Pitch, 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 Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Hernandez's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Hernandez's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
