Cliff Blackmon vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Cliff Blackmon
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Blackmon 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. Xavier Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 6.28 and 1.797 for Cliff Blackmon. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Xavier Hernandez

Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.78
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
11.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.84
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4.89
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
42.89
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
7.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.69
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.797
1.797
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
36.61
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.89
42.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Xavier Hernandez

Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.84
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
93.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Xavier Hernandez

Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
309.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
518.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
23.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
18.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA