How Willie Hernandez's Intentional Walks Compares to Similar Players

Willie Hernandez totaled 79 career Intentional Walks, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Intentional Walks season came in 1986, posting 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.5 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 12, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.2 that year. The Intentional Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Intentional Walks total went from 7 in 1987 to 6 in 1988 and 2 in 1989, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Intentional Walks profile — ranging from 1 to 12 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Willie Hernandez Lifetime Intentional Walks

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Willie Hernandez Intentional Walks Per Season

Willie Hernandez's Intentional 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 Intentional Walks per season line chart

Willie Hernandez Intentional Walks by Team

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

Willie Hernandez Cumulative Intentional Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Willie Hernandez's career Intentional 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 Intentional Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Willie Hernandez Intentional Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Willie Hernandez's seasonal Intentional 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 Intentional Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Willie Hernandez Intentional Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie Hernandez's MLB career with Intentional 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.
Willie Hernandez Intentional Walks season-by-season breakdown table