How Xavier Hernandez's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Xavier Hernandez totaled 169 career Games Finished, well above the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1993, posting 29, well above the relief pitcher average of 15.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 16.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 27 in 1996 to 20 in 1997 and 15 in 1998, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 2 to 29 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Xavier Hernandez Lifetime Games Finished

Stats similar to Games Finished for Xavier Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez
Games Finished
Career169
Season Avg.16.9
162 Game Avg.59.13
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Xavier Hernandez Games Finished Per Season

Xavier Hernandez's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Xavier Hernandez Games Finished per season line chart

Xavier Hernandez Games Finished by Team

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

Xavier Hernandez Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Xavier Hernandez's career Games Finished, 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.
Xavier Hernandez Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Xavier Hernandez Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Xavier Hernandez's seasonal Games Finished 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.
Xavier Hernandez Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Xavier Hernandez Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Xavier Hernandez's MLB career with Games Finished 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.
Xavier Hernandez Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table