How Willie Hernandez's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Willie Hernandez totaled 431 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1981, posting 7, well below the relief pitcher average of 18.8 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 58, well above the relief pitcher average of 28.6 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 27 in 1987 to 24 in 1988 and 21 in 1989, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 7 to 58 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Willie Hernandez Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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Willie Hernandez Runs Per Season

Willie Hernandez's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Willie Hernandez Runs by Team

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

Willie Hernandez Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

Willie Hernandez Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Willie Hernandez Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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