How Willie Hernandez's Pitched Outs Compares to Similar Players

Willie Hernandez totaled 3,134 career Pitched Outs, well above the relief pitcher average of 865.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Pitched Outs season came in 1984, posting 421, well above the relief pitcher average of 193.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 41, well below the relief pitcher average of 128.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Pitched Outs total went from 147 in 1987 to 203 in 1988 and 94 in 1989, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Pitched Outs profile — ranging from 41 to 421 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Willie Hernandez Lifetime Pitched Outs

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Willie Hernandez
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Willie Hernandez Pitched Outs Per Season

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

Willie Hernandez Pitched Outs by Team

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

Willie Hernandez Cumulative Pitched Outs — Career Progression

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

Willie Hernandez Pitched Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Willie Hernandez Pitched Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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