Luis Aponte vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Aponte a clear advantage over Willie Hernandez across the core pitching metrics. Luis Aponte led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 88), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 91). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 81). Luis Aponte was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Willie Hernandez

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
37.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
34.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Willie Hernandez

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Willie Hernandez

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
110
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100