How Willie Hernandez's Sacrifice Flies Compares to Similar Players

Willie Hernandez totaled 36 career Sacrifice Flies, well above the relief pitcher average of 7.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Sacrifice Flies season came in 1983, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.6 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 6, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.5 that year. The Sacrifice Flies trended upward through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Flies total went from 3 in 1987 to 3 in 1988 and 0 in 1989, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Flies profile — ranging from 0 to 6 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Willie Hernandez Lifetime Sacrifice Flies

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Season Avg.2.77
162 Game Avg.7.84
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Willie Hernandez Sacrifice Flies Per Season

Willie Hernandez's Sacrifice Flies 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 Sacrifice Flies per season line chart

Willie Hernandez Sacrifice Flies by Team

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

Willie Hernandez Cumulative Sacrifice Flies — Career Progression

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

Willie Hernandez Sacrifice Flies Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Willie Hernandez Sacrifice Flies — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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