Bronson Arroyo vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Bronson Arroyo
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Bronson Arroyo 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 85), and home run suppression (HR9+ 76 vs 71). Bronson Arroyo held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Willie Hernandez.

Pitching Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Willie Hernandez

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
1.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.93
51.93
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2507
9.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.44
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
5.8
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.39
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10338
38.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
4.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9417
34.8
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Willie Hernandez

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
1.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
2.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.15
97.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Willie Hernandez

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
436
357.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
515.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
66.39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
48.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
13.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.55
16.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
94.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
78.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
28.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
47.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
0.83
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
226.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
69.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.56
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100