Santo Alcala vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Hernandez led in run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 95), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 77). Santo Alcala held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 76). Role difference aside, Willie Hernandez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Willie Hernandez

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Willie Hernandez

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Willie Hernandez

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
16.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
12
90
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
248.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100