Heinie Berger vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Heinie Berger
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Heinie Berger built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Heinie Berger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.9 and 1.376 for Xavier Hernandez. By the career numbers, Heinie Berger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Heinie Berger and Xavier Hernandez

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.46
52.46
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
7.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
8.33
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
5.06
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
0.856
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2309
34.69
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
31.75
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
34.11
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.69
34.69
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Heinie Berger and Xavier Hernandez

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.87
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.09
94.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.122
2.122
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heinie Berger and Xavier Hernandez

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
90
241.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
551.79
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
16.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
101.79
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
85.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
61.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
2.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
198.21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.82
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA