How Willie Hernandez's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Willie Hernandez totaled 63 career Losses, well above the relief pitcher average of 15.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 1981, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.3 that year. The highest point came in 1985 at 10, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.3 that year. The Losses trended upward through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 4 in 1987 to 5 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 Losses profile — ranging from 0 to 10 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Willie Hernandez Lifetime Losses

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Willie Hernandez
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Career63
Season Avg.4.85
162 Game Avg.13.72
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Willie Hernandez Losses Per Season

Willie Hernandez's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Willie Hernandez Losses by Team

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

Willie Hernandez Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

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

Willie Hernandez Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Willie Hernandez Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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