How Willie Hernandez's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Willie Hernandez posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .245, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1984, posting .194, well below the relief pitcher average of .254 that year. The highest point came in 1989 at .293, above the relief pitcher average of .249 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .276 in 1987 to .208 in 1988 and .293 in 1989. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 13 seasons.
Willie Hernandez Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Willie Hernandez
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Opposing Batting Average | Willie Hernandez
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.245 | 0.284 |
| Season Avg. | 0.245 | 0.284 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.245 | 0.284 |
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Willie Hernandez Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Willie Hernandez's Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average by Team
Willie Hernandez's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Hernandez Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Willie Hernandez's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Willie Hernandez Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Hernandez's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Hernandez's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
