How Willie Hernandez's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Willie Hernandez totaled 1,044 career Innings Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1984, posting 140, well above the relief pitcher average of 64.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 13, well below the relief pitcher average of 42.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 49 in 1987 to 67 in 1988 and 31 in 1989, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 13 to 140 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Willie Hernandez Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Willie Hernandez Innings Pitched Per Season

Willie Hernandez's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Willie Hernandez Innings Pitched by Team

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

Willie Hernandez Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Willie Hernandez's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Willie Hernandez Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Willie Hernandez's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Willie Hernandez Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie Hernandez's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table